Sex, Religion, and Conformity in India- Terry Mattingly

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"So, are we to assume that the core of the story — the foundation of this “highly conservative and conformist society” — is essentially a British hang-up? It’s strictly a Christian thing?

Last time I checked, India was still a pretty religious nation, one of the most faith-drenched lands in the world. Yet, last time I checked, Christianity was a pretty small player on the religion scene in modern India.

This raises a very basic question for me: Wouldn’t it have been good thing to include some material — a paragraph or two, perhaps — that told us something about where Hinduism and Islam stand on issues linked to homosexuality? Perhaps the teachings of the major faiths are linked to this issue in modern India, perhaps just as much, or even more, than that old-time religion from Britain?

I have heard that there are pretty strong social customs in India linked to class, family, marriage and sex. Do these have anything to do with the religious beliefs and customs of the actual people in modern India?

Just curious. It would be nice to know."