Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-227) and index.
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Introduction -- Part I. The problem : the concept and practice of dialogue. Dialogue in post-colonial India : a brief survey -- The practice of dialogue : a case from Kanyakumari District -- Part II. Limitations of religious plurality, conflict and elitism. 'Religion' and 'world religions' : some contemporary approaches -- Religious plurality and dialogue -- Are religions in conflict? -- Dialogue and the myth of religious conflicts : a case study -- Dialogue as elitist -- Part III. Multiple identities as a challenger. Religion, multiple identities and everyday relations among ordinary people -- After dialogue -- Conclusion.