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- Title: Outrage
- Author : Paul Rollier, Kathinka Frøystad & Arild Engelsen Ruud
- Release Date : January 01, 2019
- Genre: Anthropology,Books,Nonfiction,Social Science,Society,Religion & Spirituality,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 2482 KB
Description
Whether spurred
by religious images or academic history books, hardly a day goes by in South
Asia without an incident or court case occurring as a result of hurt religious
feelings. The sharp rise in blasphemy accusations over the past few decades
calls for an investigation into why offence politics has become so pronounced,
and why it is observable across religious and political differences.
Outrage: The Rise of
Political Offence in Contemporary South Asia offers an interdisciplinary study of
this growing trend. Bringing together researchers in Anthropology, Religious
Studies, Languages, South Asia Studies and History, all with rich experience in
the variegated ways in which religion and politics intersect in this region,
the volume presents a fine-grained analysis that navigates and unpacks the religious
sensitivities and political concerns under discussion.
Each chapter
focuses on a recent case or context of alleged blasphemy or desecration in
India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar, collectively exploring common
denominators across national and religious differences. Among the common
features are the rapid introduction of social media and smartphones, the
possible political gains of initiating blasphemy accusations, and the growing
self-assertion of marginal communities. These features are turning South Asia
into a veritable flash point for offence controversies in the world today, and
will be of interest to researchers exploring the intersection of religion and
politics in South Asia and beyond.