Buddhism, Modernity, and the State in Asia [electronic resource] : Forms of Engagement /
Kitiarsa, P.editor.
Whalen-Bridge, J.editor.
Leading scholars working on Buddhism and politics in South and Southeast Asia add to current discussions regarding 'Engaged Buddhism' and the recent work on protests. The writers have mostly established themselves in their fields, offering a diverse approach and country-by-country coverage.
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Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Introduction: "Buddhist Politics" as Emptiness: History and the Forms of Engagement in Asia; Part I Dependent Originations and Changing Destinations; 1 Buddhists Confront the State; 2 "Foremost among Religions": Theravada Buddhism's Affairs with the Modern Sri Lankan State; 3 Schools, Ritual Economies, and the Expanding State: The Changing Roles of Lao Buddhist Monks as "Traditional Intellectuals"; Part II The Political Role of Sacred Things; 4 Post-Pol Pot Cambodia and the Building of a New Stupa
5 The Relic and the Rule of Righteousness: Reflections on U Nu's Dhammavijaya6 Sacred Site or Public Space? The Shwedagon Pagoda in Colonial Rangoon; Part III Monks, Nuns, and . . . Trees; 7 Angry Monk Syndrome on the World Stage: Tibet, Engaged Buddhism, and the Weapons of the Weak; 8 Rebirth Control: Contemporary Inner Mongolian Buddhism and the Religious Authority of the Chinese State; 9 Do Buddhist "Nuns" Need the Thai Sangha?; 10 Sacred Protests and Buddhist Environmental Knowledge; Notes on Contributors; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Leading scholars working on Buddhism and politics in South and Southeast Asia add to current discussions regarding 'Engaged Buddhism' and the recent work on protests. The writers have mostly established themselves in their fields, offering a diverse approach and country-by-country coverage.
Religion and sociology.
Political philosophy.
Social sciences—Philosophy.
Asia—History.
Asia—Politics and government.
Ethnology—Asia.
Sociology of Religion.
Political Philosophy.
Social Philosophy.
Asian History.
Asian Politics.
Asian Culture.