{"product_id":"checkpoint-temple-church-and-mosque-9780745331225","title":"Checkpoint Temple Church and Mosque","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'The substantive contributions of this book to our understanding of the intertwined life of war and peace are unparalleled and what is even more remarkable is their mode of thinking that privileges co-operative modes of work. An inspiring and deeply moving book'\u003c\/p\u003e -- Veena Das, Krieger-Eisenhower Professor of Anthropology, Johns Hopkins University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations\u003cbr\u003e  Series Preface\u003cbr\u003e  Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e  Glossary and Acronyms\u003cbr\u003e  1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e  2. The East as a Complex Religious Field \u003cbr\u003e  3. Land and Water, War and not War\u003cbr\u003e  4. Making Sacred Space\u003cbr\u003e  5. Conflict in the Plural\u003cbr\u003e  6. Boundary Politics, Religion and Peace-Building\u003cbr\u003e  7. Afterword: War’s End\u003cbr\u003e  8. Reflections\u003cbr\u003e  Notes\u003cbr\u003e  Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e  Index","brand":"Pluto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404299215191,"sku":"9780745331225","price":72.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780745331225.jpg?v=1730486029","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/checkpoint-temple-church-and-mosque-9780745331225","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}