Crucible of conflict : Tamil and Muslim society on the east coast of Sri Lanka /

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Examines the caste, marriage patterns, ethnicity and religious institutions in the Tamil-speaking Hindu and Muslim communities situated along the eastern coastline of Sri Lanka, exploring the sources of their ethnic and political hostilities in the modern.

Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: McGilvray, Dennis B. (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Durham : Duke University Press, 2008.
Sujets:
Tamil (Indic people) > Sri Lanka > Batticaloa District > Social conditions.
Tamil (Indic people) > Sri Lanka > Amparai District > Social conditions.
Caste > Sri Lanka > Batticaloa District.
Caste > Sri Lanka > Amparai District.
Muslims > Sri Lanka > Batticaloa District.
Muslims > Sri Lanka > Amparai District.
Ethnic conflict > Sri Lanka > Batticaloa District.
Ethnic conflict > Sri Lanka > Amparai District.
Tamouls > Sri Lanka > Batticaloa (District) > Conditions sociales.
Tamouls > Sri Lanka > Amparai (District) > Conditions sociales.
Castes > Sri Lanka > Batticaloa (District)
Castes > Sri Lanka > Amparai (District)
Musulmans > Sri Lanka > Batticaloa (District)
Musulmans > Sri Lanka > Amparai (District)
Conflits ethniques > Sri Lanka > Batticaloa (District)
Conflits ethniques > Sri Lanka > Amparai (District)
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
Caste
Ethnic conflict
Muslims
Social conditions
Tamil (Indic people) > Social conditions
Religiöser Konflikt
Minderheitenfrage
Muslim
Batticaloa District (Sri Lanka) > Social conditions.
Amparai District (Sri Lanka) > Social conditions.
Batticaloa (Sri Lanka : District) > Conditions sociales.
Sri Lanka > Amparai District
Sri Lanka > Batticaloa District
Sri Lanka > Ost
Tamilen.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • The research setting
  • Past and present
  • Issues in comparative ethnography
  • Views of the Tamil caste hierarchy
  • The Tamil high caste alliance
  • The Kudi in action
  • A profile of the Tamil specialist castes
  • The Moors : matrilineal Muslims
  • Muslim elites and specialists
  • Ethnic identities and communal violence
  • Fieldnotes from the war zone.

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