Tamil Identity in Sri Lanka: A Secular State of Becoming

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Tamil Identity in Sri Lanka: A Secular State of Becoming

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Since the island nation of Sri Lanka attained independence in 1948, it has experienced periods of civil unrest marked by riots and government implemented curfews. In the mid-1980s this agitation erupted into civil war between two parties: the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and the Sri Lankan government. Each is associated with a different ethnic group and a very particular nationalist rhetoric. Kristian Stokke and Anne Kirsti Ryntveit, "The Struggle For Tamil Eelam in Sri Lanka,”Grow...

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Research paper

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Thesis level

Masters

Date created

2008

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Perinpanayagam, Anushka

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https://figshare.com/articles/thesis/Tamil_Identity_in_Sri_Lanka_A_Secular_State_of_Becoming/1699...

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Religious studies not elsewhere classified / None offered / School: School of Art History, Classics and Religious Studies / Religion and Religious Studies not elsewhere classified / Marsden: 440299 Religion and Religious Studies not Elsewhere Classified / Degree Discipline: Religious Studies / Degree Level: Masters / Degree Name: Master of Arts

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