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Religion and Political Conflict in South Asia - India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka (Hardcover, Annotated edition)
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Religion and Political Conflict in South Asia - India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka (Hardcover, Annotated edition)
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One of the most dramatic and surprising developments of the last
twenty years was the proliferation of aggressive political
movements linked to religion. This book examines the interplay of
religion and politics in predominantly Hindu India, Islamic
Pakistan, and Buddhist Sri Lanka. This collection of studies by
internationally known scholars challenges traditional stereotypes
and interpretations of South Asian religion and politics and
provides a multidisciplinary perspective on contemporary conflicts.
While the focus of the work is on Pakistan, India, and Sri Lanka,
the arguments advanced by the authors are useful for understanding
recent developments in religion and politics around the world. An
informative introduction overviews the link between religion and
political conflict in South Asia and offers a framework and
synopsis of the chapters that follow. These are grouped into three
parts by nationality. The chapters on India examine recent
elections and the growth of militant Hinduism, the impact of caste
relations on socio-economic conditions, and the problems of Muslims
as the largest religious minority in India. The chapters on
Pakistan explore how political and economic changes led to the rise
of Islamic fundamentalism; the historical relationship among
gender, nationalism, and the Islamic state; and the evolution of a
capitalist social system in an Islamic nation. The chapters on Sri
Lanka explain the role of Buddhist myth in justifying political
oppression, the conflict between the ideal of Buddhist pacifism and
the reality of political violence, and the impact of race, class,
and gender on political conflict. Political scientists, historians,
and religion scholars will find this study a timely and valuable
addition to their libraries.
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