ABSTRACT
In the concluding chapter, the editors will examine the legacies and possibilities opened up by this survey of the relationship between religion and nationalism in Asia before returning to the questions posed in the introduction. The chapter first reviews modernist theories of nationalism before examining how the various contributors to this volume have challenged conventional accounts of the relationship between religion, nationalism, and modernity. It then explores the possibilities which religion can bring for going beyond nationalism in the region. We will then conclude with our responses to the three questions posed and suggest that a rediscovery of the “human” values to which Tagore referred may help counter the exclusivity of modern Eurocentric conceptions of the nation-state.
