Hindu Responses to Inter-Religious Peace Initiatives in Contemporary Sri Lanka

摘要: A recent crisis of civil war had affected Sri Lanka for a near twenty-six year period, beginning with the fulminant ‘Black July’ 1983, whilst arriving at an acrimonious and controversial cessation in May 2009. The burgeoning vehemence attracted attention various actors, both international domestic, interest deescalating discord between compatriot ethnic groups. Among such impetuses were inter-religious peace initiatives, organizations which attempted to restore unity by fostering shared accordant values otherwise disparate religious traditions. Of what academic work presently exists on topic initiatives contemporary though, curiously very little accounts participation those within contextual Hindu community. This is particularly problematic knowledge vacuum, given that Lankan Hindus, virtue significant overlap Tamil ethnicity, intimately affiliated major faction nation’s period unrest. thesis then succeeds shedding light upon how Hindus have so far responded offer activities initiatives; however it does through considering series hypothetical impediments – ranging from pressure nationalist militancy ethical perspectives legitimacy violence appeared potential negate any prospective positive engagement. validity hypotheses tested according multifaceted collection ethnographic field data. Though Civil War now much end, this also argues continuity underlying conflict into current post-war era, as offers invaluable reference point involved ongoing strategies peace-building Lanka.