The Hindu Mythology and The Geography of Kashmir as A Securitizing tool; A Critical Analysis
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2022-10-20
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UMT.lahore
Abstract
Human beings are rational social animals but react to emotions more than rational thoughts,
sometimes even defying rationality when encountered with social constructs like creed, race, caste,
beliefs, etc. Social Constructivists argue that humans learn and adapt through interaction with each
other and give meaning and assign value to the constructs that are created in the process of these
interactions; such values are usually emotional. Religion is one of these constructs. Religious
emotion, when attached to any material, person or philosophy, dramatically changes its importance
for that particular society. The same is the case with geographic locations. Geography does not
only hold strategic, economic, or martial significance (among many other aspects) but it also plays
a very important role in religious ontology and epistemology. Believers travel hundreds and
thousands of miles to fulfill religious rituals and pilgrimages. The sacred places have played an
empirical and decisive role in human history, wars have been fought and hegemonies have been
declared based on religious sentiments attached to them.