عنوان

Religion and violence in South Asia: theory and practice

.Language of Text, Soundtrack etc

eng

Title Proper

Religion and violence in South Asia: theory and practice

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

London ; New York

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Routledge

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Text of Note

edited by John R. Hinnells and Richard King

Text of Note

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-fatawa al-yعalamg/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

Entry Element

Religious aspects ، Violence

Entry Element

History ، Violence - South Asia

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Relator Code

TI

AU Hinnells, John R

AU King, Richard 1966-