Fighting for faith and nation : dialogues with Sikh militants

Fighting for faith and nation : dialogues with Sikh militants /

"A stunning presentation of narrative ethnography, achieving the remarkable feat of forcing the reader to enter into the world-and the world view-of those whom most of us would regard as terrorists."--Mark Juergensmeyer, UCSB

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Bibliographic Details
Online Access: Full text (MCPHS users only)
Main Author: Mahmood, Cynthia Keppley
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, 1997
Series:Series in contemporary ethnography.
Subjects:
Sikhs > Politics and government.
Human rights > India > Punjab.
Sikhism.
Punjab (India) > Politics and government.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • List of Illustrations
  • Preface
  • 1. Of Nightmares and Contacts
  • 2. The Fragrance of Jasmine
  • 3. A Saint-Soldier
  • 4. Blue Star
  • 5. Why Khalistan?
  • 6. Drawing the Sword
  • 7. Three Fighters
  • 8. Playing the Game of Love
  • 9. The Princess and the Lion
  • 10. Culture, Resistance, and Dialogue
  • 11. Looking into Dragons
  • Notes
  • Glossary
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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