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1 Introduction 1 -- Adapting Methodologies 11 -- The Challenges Of Recovery 16 -- Tsunami, 2004 18 -- Part I Discourses Of War 21 -- 2 Global Interactions And Influences 23 -- The Origins Of Tamil Grievances 24 -- The Rise Of Tamil Militancy 25 -- Constructions Of An Indigenized 'other' 28 -- 3 'no War, No Peace' 32 -- Local Geographies 35 -- An Island Fortress: Militarisation And Zones Of Insecurity 36 -- A Community Under Siege 42 -- The Losses Of War 46 -- Environmental Effects 50 -- Part Ii Transformations 53 -- 4 Changing Social Realities 55 -- The Changing Role Of Women In Jaffna 60 -- Native Soil: Transformations Of Place And Space 62 -- Devotional Practice Among The Jaffna Tamils 67 -- Veera Maranam: 'heroic Death' 71 -- Caste And Class: Old Categorisations, New Social Hierarchies 75 -- Vigilance And Protection: Living With The Times 78 -- 5 'frogs In A Well': Fear And Segregation 81 -- Tamil Youth: Provoked And Provoking Bodies 84 -- Power And Forms Of Resistance 89 -- The Humiliations Of War 93 -- Internalised Violence And 'cultures Of Fear' 96 -- 'thick Masks' And Silence 100 -- Ambiguity And Rumour 103 -- Discarded Childhoods 104 -- Part Iii The Articulate Body 109 -- 6 The (dis)articulation Of Suffering 111 -- The Socio-cultural Implications Of Ptsd Diagnoses 114 -- Aid Organisations And Peace Building 118 -- 7 Mediating Adversity 122 -- Ensuring Protection From Harm 124 -- Shanthi: Vaakku Cholluthal 125 -- Thuukkukkaavadi: The Transformation Of A Ritual 129 -- 'lord Of The Clouds': The Organiser 138 -- Kaavadi Devotees 141 -- A Thuukkukkaavadi Performance 144 -- A Contemporary Devotee 149 -- Pirathattai: Rolling 152 -- 8 'embodied Knowledge': Endurance And Survival 154 -- The Body As Site Of Contestation 157 -- The Sacrificial Body 160 -- Cathartic Transformations 167 -- Paravasam: Trance 169 -- Part Iv Conclusion 173 -- 9 Resilience Against Impunity 175 -- Repercussions 178. Jane Derges. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 190-204) And Index.