Civil society in Malerkotla, Punjab
Subtitle: fostering resilience through religion
By: Karenjot Bhangoo Randhawa
Publisher: Lexington Books
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Lanham, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 140
ISBN-13: 9780739167373; 9780739167380
Subjects: Peace-building; Conflict management; Relations; Sikhism; Case studies; Religious pluralism; Civil society; Islam
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Identifying peacebuilding at work: notes on methodology; title: The need for Sikh-Muslim analysis; title: Methodological challenges; title: Outline of the book; title: Evolution of theories: conflict and peace; title: Religion and conflict; title: Peacebuilding at the state and community level; title: Civil society; title: The role of religion; title: Group identity and space sharing; title: Narratives in religious communities; title: Rationale for case study in an ethnographic tradition; title: Researchable questions; title: Content analysis; title: Ethnographic methods; title: In-depth interviewing; title: Sikhism and Islam: a historical look at religious constructions of peace and conflict; title: Tensions in history: Sikhs and Muslims; title: Islam and nonviolence in the Punjab; title: Partition; title: Partition's effect on Malerkotla; title: Perspectives from Malerkotla; title: Religion and history; title: Religious historical narratives; title: Understanding others religious teachings and practices; title: Religious exchange; title: Ideas of peace and conflict informed by sacred text/teachings/similarity in content; title: Conflict incidences; title: Engagement in peacebuilding activities; title: Analysis of findings; title: Civil society linkages; title: Negotiating the collective memory: narratives of past and present; title: Inclusive political processes; title: Economic life and interreligious relations; title: Society; title: Education; title: Social relations; title: Conflict resolution systems; title: Media; title: Conclusion.