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Checkpoint, Temple, Church and Mosque: A Collaborative Ethnography of War and Peace
Jonathan Spencer
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Description for Checkpoint, Temple, Church and Mosque: A Collaborative Ethnography of War and Peace
Hardback. A study of the contradictory role of religion in Sri Lanka as a force that is both stabilising whilst also acting as a source of conflict. Series: Anthropology, Culture and Society. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: GTJ; HRAM2; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 223 x 16. Weight in Grams: 358.
Is religion best seen as only a cause of war, or is it a source of comfort for those caught up in conflict? In Checkpoint, Temple, Church and Mosque six senior figures in Anthropology, Sociology, Geography and Development Studies set out to answer this question.
Based on fieldwork conducted in Sri Lanka's most religiously diverse and politically troubled region during the country's civil war (1983-2009), it provides a series of new and provocative arguments about the promise of a religiously based civil society, and the strengths and weaknesses of religious organisations and religious leaders in conflict ... Read more
Is religion best seen as only a cause of war, or is it a source of comfort for those caught up in conflict? In Checkpoint, Temple, Church and Mosque six senior figures in Anthropology, Sociology, Geography and Development Studies set out to answer this question.
Based on fieldwork conducted in Sri Lanka's most religiously diverse and politically troubled region during the country's civil war (1983-2009), it provides a series of new and provocative arguments about the promise of a religiously based civil society, and the strengths and weaknesses of religious organisations and religious leaders in conflict ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Series
Anthropology, Culture and Society
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745331225
SKU
V9780745331225
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About Jonathan Spencer
Jonathan Spencer is Regius Professor of South Asian Language, Culture and Society at the University of Edinburgh. He is the co-author of Checkpoint, Temple, Church and Mosque (Pluto, 2014). Jonathan Goodhand is Professor of Development Studies at the University of Melbourne and Professor in Conflict and Development Studies at SOAS, University of London. He is the ... Read more
Reviews for Checkpoint, Temple, Church and Mosque: A Collaborative Ethnography of War and Peace
'Draws together an extraordinarily rich body of ethnographic research in Sri Lanka that challenges conventional wisdoms about religion and conflict. Exquisitely written and subtly argued this book is essential reading for practitioners and researchers engaged in the fields of development, conflict and religion'
Jude Howell, Professor of International Development, London School of Economics 'The substantive contributions of this book ... Read more
Jude Howell, Professor of International Development, London School of Economics 'The substantive contributions of this book ... Read more