Antagonistic Tolerance - 9781138188808

Taylor & Francis

Antagonistic ToleranceCompetitive Sharing of Religious Sites and Spaces\nAuthor(s): Robert M. Hayden, Aykan Erdemir, Tu?ba Tanyeri-Erdemir, Timothy D. Walker, Devika Rangachari, Manuel Aguilar-Moreno, Enrique Lpez-Hurtado, Milica Baki?-Hayden\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138188808, 978-1138188808\nSynopsis\nAntagonistic Tolerance examines patterns of coexistence and conflict amongst members of different religious communities, using multidisciplinary research to analyze groups who have peacefully intermingled for generations, and who may have developed aspects of syncretism in their religious practices, and yet have turned violently on each other. Such communities define themselves as separate peoples, with different and often competing interests, yet their interaction is usually peaceable provided the dominance of one group is clear. The key indicator of dominance is control over central religious sites, whic.