This is a major new contribution to comparative and multidisciplinary scholarship on the alignment of religion and violence in South and Southeast Asia.

Preface Part One: 1.Introduction: Disrupting Violence: Religion and Conflict in South and Southeast Asia Linell E. Cady and Sheldon W. Simon 2. From Bhindranwale to bin Laden: A Search for Understanding Religious Violence Mark Juergensmeyer Part Two: 3. The Sword Against the Crescent: Religion and Violence in Muslim Southeast Asia Robert W. Hefner 4. Buddhism, Violence, and the State in Burma (Myanmar) and Sri Lanka Juliane Schober 5. The Roots of Religious Violence in India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh Sumit Ganguly 6. Religious Conflict and the Globalization of Knowledge in Indonesian History Mark Woodward 7. Religious Violence Beyond Borders: Reframing South Asian Cases Alyssa Ayres 8. The (Psychic) Roots of Religious Violence in South and Southeast Asia Kumar Ramakrishna 9. Debating Strategies for Disrupting Violence: Lessons from South Asia Maya Chadda 10. Violence and the Long Road to Reconciliation in Southern Thailand Joseph Chinyong Liow 11. Lévinas and the Question of Civilizational Amity after September 11 See Seng Tan Notes on Contributors About The National Bureau of Asian Research About The Center for the Study of Religion and Conflict Index