Karma and Grace: Religious Difference in Millennial Sri Lanka
Through vivid ethnography and keen observations of media events, Karma and Grace illuminates disputes over religious freedom and pluralism amid the rise of charismatic Christianity in Sri Lanka.
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York
Columbia University Press
2023
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| In: | Year: 2023 |
| Series/Journal: | Religion, Culture, and Public Life
v.46 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Sri Lanka
/ Buddhism
/ Christianity
/ Interreligiosity
/ Comparison of religions
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | Through vivid ethnography and keen observations of media events, Karma and Grace illuminates disputes over religious freedom and pluralism amid the rise of charismatic Christianity in Sri Lanka. Intro -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Map -- Introduction: Inter-Religion in Sri Lanka -- A Note on Terms: Defining "Evangelical" -- 1. Tangles of Religious Perspectivism: Economies of Conversion and Ontologies ofDifference -- 2. Charity and Dāna: The Selfish Gift? -- 3. Mediating Miracles -- 4. A Cacophonous Exuberance: Modulating Miracles, Defending Sovereignty -- 5. Samsaric Destinies, Religious Plurality, and the Maverick Dialogics of Buddhist Publicity -- 6. A Spectrum from Sincerity to Skepticism: Ordinary Biographies of Converts, Apostates, and Dual Belongers -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. |
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| ISBN: | 0231555938 |