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Informationen zum Autor 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 co-author of Checkpoint, Temple, Church and Mosque (Pluto, 2014). Shahul Hasbullah is Professor of Geography at the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. He is the co-author of Checkpoint, Temple, Church and Mosque (Pluto, 2014). Bart Klem is Lecturer in Development Studies at the University of Melbourne. He is the co-author of Checkpoint, Temple, Church and Mosque (Pluto, 2014). Benedikt Korf is Associate Professor of Geography at the University of Zurich. Kalinga Tudor Silva is Professor of Sociology at the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. He is the co-author of Checkpoint, Temple, Church and Mosque (Pluto, 2014). Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements List of maps List of photographs List of tables 1. Introduction 2. The east as a complex religious field 3. Land and water! war and not war 4. Making sacred space 5. Conflict in the plural 6. Boundary politics! religion and peace-building in Batticaloa 7. Afterword: War's end 8. Reflections Bibliography Index
