Religion and violence in South Asia : theory and practice

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Hinnells, John R. (Author), King, Richard , 1966- (Author)
Format: Book
Published: London New York : Routledge , 2006.
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Table of Contents:
  • 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