Buddhism, Conflict and Violence in Modern Sri Lanka (eBook, PDF)

Redaktion: Deegalle, Mahinda

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Prominent scholars in the fields of anthropology, history, Buddhist studies and Pali explore the dilemmas that Buddhism faces in relation to the continuing ethnic conflict and violence in modern Sri Lanka.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 296
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. September 2006
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134241897
• Artikelnr.: 42635787

Autorenporträt

Dr Mahinda Deegalle is Senior Lecturer in the Study of Religions at Bath Spa University. His research interests are Buddhist Preaching, Mahayana Buddhism in Sri Lanka and Violence and Peacebuilding. He is the co-editor of Pali Buddhism (Curzon, 1996), and is currently researching on Buddhist monks' involvement in Parliamentary Politics.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction Mahinda Deegalle 2. Is the Sri Lankan War a Buddhist
Fundamentalism? Richard Gombrich 3. Hindu Influences on Medieval Sri Lankan
Buddhist Culture John C. Holt 4. The Theravada Analysis of Conflicts
Mahinda Palihawadana 5. A 'Righteous War' in Buddhism? P.D. Premasiri 6.
Semantic Transformations of Dhammadipa Peter Schalk 7. Sinhala Fears of
Tamil Demands Alvappillai Veluppillai 8. Historiography in Conflict and
Violence Ananda Wickremeratne 9. Buddhism, Ethnicity and Identity: A
Problem in Buddhist History Gananath Obeyesekere 10. Identity Issues of
Sinhalas and Tamils Bardwell Smith 11. Roots of the Conflict and the Peace
Process R.A.L.H. Gunawardana 12. Buddhist Monks and Peace in Sri Lanka
Chandra R. De Silva 13. The Role of Buddhist Monks in Resolving the
Conflict Asanga Tilakaratne 14. Sarvodaya's Pursuit of Peace George Bond
15. JHU Politics for Peace and a Righteous State Mahinda Deegalle
Bibliography Index