| ID | 160069 |
| Title Proper | Religious intolerance in post-civil war Sri Lanka |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | DeVotta, Neil |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Post-civil war, Buddhism has gone from being a privileged religion in Sri Lanka to a hegemonic religion. If the ethnic conflict with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam calcified Sinhalese Buddhist sensibilities, the comprehensive victory over the group has emboldened Sinhalese Buddhist nationalists who insist on majority superordination and minority subordination. This essay discusses how the nationalist ideology undergirding Sinhalese Buddhist majoritarianism has exacerbated religious intolerance especially towards the island's Muslims and Christian Evangelicals. |
| `In' analytical Note | Asian Affairs Vol. 49, No.2; Jun 2018: p.278-300 |
| Journal Source | Asian Affairs Vol: 49 No 2 |
| Key Words | Minorities ; Christianity ; Sri Lanka ; Buddhism ; Sinhalese ; Tigers ; Tamil ; Islam |