Religion and violence in South Asia : theory and practice

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Main Authors: Hinnells, John R. (Author), King, Richard , 1966- (Author)
Format: Book
Published: London New York : Routledge , 2006.
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245 1 0 |a Religion and violence in South Asia :   |b theory and practice   |c edited by John R. Hinnells and Richard King. 
260 |a London   |a New York :   |b Routledge ,   |c 2006. 
300 |a p. cm. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0 |a 1. Introduction -- 2. Classical approaches to violence in south Asian traditions -- Telling stories about harm : an overview of Asia in early Indian narratives -- 3. The non-violence of violence : Jain perspectives on warfare, asceticism and worship -- 4. Early Buddhist approaches and attitudes to violence -- 5. Crimes against God and violent punishment in al-fatâawâa al-ây?alamg/riyya -- 6. Text as sword : Sikh religious violence taken as wonder -- 7. Religion and violence in contemporary south Asia -- Operationalizing Buddhism for political ends in a martial context in Lanka : the case of Sinhalatva -- 8. Religion and violence : the historical context for conflict in Pakistan -- 9. Communal riots in Gujarat : the state at risk? -- 10. Theory : framing the "religion and violence" debate -- A categorical difference : communal identity in British epistemologies -- 11. The global fiduciary : learning to mediate the violence of "religion" -- 12. The association of religion with violence : reflections on a modern trope 
650 0 |a Violence   |x Religious aspects. 
650 0 |a Violence   |z South Asia   |x History 
700 1 |a Hinnells, John R. ,   |e author 
700 1 |a King, Richard ,   |d 1966- ,   |e author 
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