Religion and Violence in South Asia: Theory and Practice

Introduction / John R. Hinnells And Richard King -- Classical Approaches To Violence In South Asian Traditions -- Telling Stories About Harm : An Overview Of Asia In Early Indian Narratives / Laurie I. Patton -- The Non-violence Of Violence : Jain Perspectives On Warfare, Asceticism And Worship / Paul Dundas -- Buddhist Monks, Buddhist Kings, Buddhist Violence : On The Early Buddhist Attitudes To Violence / Rupert Gethin -- Crimes Against God And Violent Punishment In Al-fatāwā Al-ʻĀlamgīriyya / Robert Gleave -- Text As Sword : Sikh Religious Violence Taken For Wonder / Balbinder Singh Bhogal -- Religion And Violence In Contemporary South Asia -- Operationalizing Buddhism For Political Ends In A Martial Context In Lanka : The Case Of Siṃhalatva / Peter Schalk -- Religion And Violence : The Historical Context For Conflict In Pakistan / Ian Talbot -- The 2002 Pogrom In Gujarat : The Post-9/11 Face Of Hindu Nationalist Anti-muslim Violence / Christophe Jaffrelot -- Theory : Framing The 'religion And Violence' Debate -- A Categorical Difference : Communal Identity In British Epistemologies / Peter Gottschalk -- The Global Fiduciary : Mediating The Violence Of 'religion' / Arvind Mandair -- The Association Of 'religion' With Violence : Reflections On A Modern Trope / Richard King. Edited By John R. Hinnells And Richard King. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.