Religion, violence, and political mobilisation in South Asia /

Religion, violence, and political mobilisation in South Asia / edited by Ravinder Kaur. - New Delhi ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, 2005. - 228 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

The body as symbol in the production of Hindu-Muslim violence / Paul R. Brass -- Communal upheaval as the resurgence of Social-Darwinism / Jan Breman -- Between ethnicity and communalism: the significance of the nation-state / Dipankar Gupta -- Sovereigns beyond the state: on legality and public authority in India / Thomas Blom Hansen -- Understanding religious violence in contemporary Pakistan: themes and theories / Ian Talbot -- On terror and sacrifice / Oskar Verkaaik -- South Asia and the war against terrorism / Björn Hettne.

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Communalism--South Asia.
Violence--Religious aspects.
Religion and state--South Asia.
Terrorism--South Asia.

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