Crucible of conflict : Tamil and Muslim society on the East coast of Sri Lanka
Presents an ethnographic and historical study of Hindu castes, matrilineal family structure, popular religious traditions, and ethnic conflict. This book presents an ethnography of Sri Lanka's east coast, an area that suffered heavily in the 2004 tsunami and a region of vital significance to the political future of the island nation.
XVI, 425 p. ; 24 cm
9780822341611, 0822341611
912620036
List of Illustrations ixList of Tables xiiiAcknowledgments xvNote on Transliteration xviiPart 1. Framing Fieldwork in the Batticaloa Region Introduction 3Chapter 1. The Research Setting 21Part 2. Problems of History and Anthropology Chapter 2. Past and Present 55Chapter 3. Issues in Comparative Ethnography 97Part 3. Tamil and Muslim Social Structure Chapter 4. Views of the Tamil Caste Hierarchy 151Chapter 5. The Tamil High Caste Alliance 167Chapter 6.The Kudi in Action 189Chapter 7. A Profile of the Tamil Specialist Castes 210Chapter 8. The Moors: Matrilineal Muslims 266Chapter 9. Muslim Elites and Specialists 292Part 4. Ethnicity, Conflict, and the War in the East Chapter 10. Ethnic Identities and Communal Violence 313Epilogue: Fieldnotes from the War Zone 331Appendix 1. Tamil Kinship Terms in Akkaraipattu 365Appendix 2. Moorish Kinship Terms in Akkaraipattu 367Notes 369Glossary 389Bibliography 395Index 417
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