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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ISBN
9781351400756
Publisert
2018
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Routledge
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Product language
Engelsk
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Product format
Digital bok
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