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It is suitable for those with an interest in India (fans of Suketu Mehta, Pankaj Mishra, William Dalrymple, Mark Tully and V. S. Naipaul) and those with an interest in religious fundamentalism and terrorism (Jason Burke, Gilles Keppel, Peter Bergen). Home to all the major religions, India is also, inevitably, host to virtually every type of religious fanatic. No other nation has witnessed as much proselytization or heard as many war cries in the name of God as India. For centuries, Hindus, Christians, Sikhs and Muslims have waged bloody wars, sought violent conversion and declared jihad against their enemies, as their religions have been hijacked by the forces of fundamentalism. In \"Holy Warriors\", British-Indian journalist Edna Fernandes travels to the country's recent and past theatres of religious extremism - from Kashmir to Gujarat, Punjab to Goa - to meet the generals and foot soldiers of communal wars who assert their faith in rhetoric and rage. 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Living in Cochin alongside this last generation, Edna Fernandes tells their story from the illustrious arrival of their ancestors from the court of King Solomon, through their long heyday of wealth, tolerance and privilege to their present twilight existence, as synagogues crumble into disuse and weddings become a thing of the past, leaving only funerals.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49909684109585,"sku":"CIN1846270995G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":52111424487697,"sku":"NGR9781846270994","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1846270995.jpg?v=1758967972"},{"product_id":"last-jews-of-kerala-book-edna-fernandes-9781602392670","title":"The Last Jews of Kerala","description":"\u003cb\u003eDiscover the hidden Jewish history of southwestern India.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTwo thousand years ago, trade routes and the fall of Jerusalem took Jewish settlers seeking sanctuary across Europe and Asia. 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