Michael Roberts
An ‘outfit’ named ACADEMIA.COM has sent me digital links to old articles from my ‘pen’ on web that have attracted HITS. This is a flattering nudge to my weakening memory bank. As new generations of ‘students’ of the Sri Lankan scene may be interested in these old engagements, I place the A1 generated summaries here.
ONE …. “Empowering the Body and Noble Death,” By Michael W Roberts in Social Analysis, 2006
AI-generated Abstract: The paper “Empowering the Body and ‘Noble Death'” explores how specific cultural practices in Asia, particularly those associated with martial arts, facilitate a sense of empowerment in the face of death. It discusses the interplay of mind and body in rituals and practices that foster a unity with cosmic forces, enabling practitioners to confront death fearlessly. Through a comparative analysis of various contributions in this domain, the authors reflect on the complexity of participant observation in ethnographic studies and the challenges faced by researchers in fully engaging with the cultural contexts they study.
TWO: … “Blunders in Tigerland: Pape’s Muddles on “Suicide Bombers” in Sri Lanka,”By Michael W Roberts, Published 2007
A NOTE from Michael Roberts
Informed by the political strikes of Islamic jihadists in Egypt, Palestine and Asian lands, the Western literature addressed the topic under the rubric of the concept “suicide terrorism” — a term that carried a negative connotation. In deliberate political re-calibration, I chose the concept of “sacrificial devotion” as a relativley more neutral caption to address the topic in a worldwide comparative project.
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ALSO SEE
https://www.libraryofsocialscience.com/newsletter/posts/2015/2015-04-03-Roberts-2.html
