Religion and violence in South Asia : theory and practice
Böcker. London ; New York : Routledge. 2007.
Includes bibliographical references and index
Introduction / John Hinnells and Richard King -- Classical approaches to violence in south Asian traditions -- Telling stories about harm : an overview of Asia in early Indian narratives / Laurie I. Patton -- The non-violence of violence : Jain perspectives on warfare, asceticism and worship / Paul Dundas -- Early Buddhist approaches and attitudes to violence / Rupert Gethin -- Crimes against God and violent punishment in al-fata?wa? al-y?a?lamg/riyya / Robert Gleave -- Text as sword : Sikh religious violence taken as wonder / Balbinder Bhogal -- Religion and violence in contemporary south Asia -- Operationalizing Buddhism for political ends in a martial context in Lanka : the case of Sinhalatva / Peter Schalk -- Religion and violence : the historical context for conflict in Pakistan / Ian Talbot -- Communal riots in Gujarat : the state at risk? / Christophe Jaffrelot -- Theory : framing the "religion and violence" debate -- A categorical difference : communal identity in British epistemologies / Peter Gottschalk -- The global fiduciary : learning to mediate the violence of "religion" / Arvind Mandair -- The association of religion with violence : reflections on a modern trope / Richard King
Förlagsfakta
- ISBN
- 9780415372916
- Titel
- Religion and violence in South Asia : theory and practice
- Författare
- Hinnells, John R. - King, Richard
- Förlag
- London ; New York : Routledge
- Utgivningsår
- 2007
