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Religion, Space and Conflict in Sri Lanka - Colonial and Postcolonial Contexts (Paperback)
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Religion, Space and Conflict in Sri Lanka - Colonial and Postcolonial Contexts (Paperback)
Series: Routledge South Asian Religion Series
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Space is dynamic, political and a cause of conflict. It bears the
weight of human dreams and fears. Conflict is caused not only by
spatial exclusivism but also by an inclusivism that seeks harmony
through subordinating the particularity of the Other to the world
view of the majority. This book uses the lens of space to examine
inter-religious and inter-communal conflict in colonial and
post-colonial Sri Lanka, demonstrating that the colonial can shed
light on the post-colonial, particularly on post-war developments,
post-May 2009, when Buddhist symbolism was controversially
developed in the former, largely non-Buddhist, war zones. Using the
concepts of exclusivism and inclusivist subordination, the book
analyses the different imaginaries or world views that were present
in colonial and post-1948 Sri Lanka, with particular reference to
the ethnic or religious Other, and how these were expressed in
space, influenced one another and engendered conflict. The book's
use of insights from human geography, peace studies and secular
iterations of the theology of religions breaks new ground, as does
its narrative technique, which prioritizes voices from the
nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and the author's fieldwork and
personal observation in the twenty first. Through utilizing past
and contemporary reflections on lived experience, informed by
diverse religious world views, the book offers new insights into
Sri Lanka's past and present. It will be of interest to an
interdisciplinary audience in the fields of colonial and
postcolonial studies; war and peace studies; security studies;
religious studies; the study of religion; Buddhist Studies, mission
studies, South Asian and Sri Lankan studies.
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