'The Jews of Ceylon': Antisemitism, prejudice, and the Moors of Ceylon.
In the early twentieth century, economic and religious antagonism between Sinhalese and Moors in Ceylon escalated into widespread, deadly violence. In the immediate aftermath of the 1915 pogrom, which involved the targeting of Moors and their property, the Sinhalese nationalist Anagarika Dharmapala...
| Publicado en: | Modern Asian Studies Vol. 58; no. 1; pp. 193 - 218 |
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Cambridge University Press
Jan2024
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