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Civil society in Malerkotla, Punjab : fostering resilience through religion
Title
Civil society in Malerkotla, Punjab : fostering resilience through religion / Karenjot Bhangoo Randhawa.
ISBN
9780739167373 (cloth : alk. paper)
0739167375 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780739167380 (electronic)
0739167383 (electronic)
Published
Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, c2012.
Physical Description
xii, 127 p. ; 24 cm.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
October 10, 2012
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Identifying peacebuilding at work: notes on methodology
The need for Sikh-Muslim analysis
Methodological challenges
Outline of the book
Evolution of theories: conflict and peace
Religion and conflict
Peacebuilding at the state and community level
Civil society
The role of religion
Group identity and space sharing
Narratives in religious communities
Rationale for case study in an ethnographic tradition
Researchable questions
Content analysis
Ethnographic methods
In-depth interviewing
Sikhism and Islam: a historical look at religious constructions of peace and conflict
Tensions in history: Sikhs and Muslims
Islam and nonviolence in the Punjab
Partition
Partition's effect on Malerkotla
Perspectives from Malerkotla
Religion and history
Religious historical narratives
Understanding others religious teachings and practices
Religious exchange
Ideas of peace and conflict informed by sacred text/teachings/similarity in content
Conflict incidences
Engagement in peacebuilding activities
Analysis of findings
Civil society linkages
Negotiating the collective memory: narratives of past and present
Inclusive political processes
Economic life and interreligious relations
Society
Education
Social relations
Conflict resolution systems
Media
Conclusion.
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