| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 300 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Budhism and politics in Asia : the textual and historical roots / Ian Harris -- Legacy of tradition and authority : Buddhism and the nation in Myanmar / Bruce Mathews -- Buddhism in extremis : the case of Cambodia / Ian Harris -- Politics and Ambedkar Buddhism in Maharashtra / Timothy Fitzgerald -- Japanese nationalism and the universal Dharma / Hiriko Kawanami -- Buddhism and secular power in twentieth-century Korea / Henrik H. Sorensen -- Laos : from Buddhist kingdom to Marxist state / Martin Stuart-Fox -- First among equals : Buddhism and the Sri Lankan state / Tessa Bartholomeusz -- Centre and periphery : Buddhism and politics in modern Thailand / Donald K. Swearer -- Renewal and resistance : Tibetan Buddhism in the modern era / Ronald D. Schwartz -- Quest for enlightenment and cultural identity : Buddhism in contemporary Vietnam / Thien Do. |
| Summary |
In this study, a team of international scholars assess the manner in which Buddhist organizations and individuals have resisted, come to terms with, or in some cases allied themselves with the forces of war, modernity, westernization, nationalization, capitalism, communism, and ethnic conflict. By examining issues such as left-right divisions in the monastic order, the rise of organized lay movements, Buddhist social activism, as well as explicitly Buddhist inspired political activity, this book seeks to demonstrate that the emphasis on meditation and mental training is only one strand in this. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Buddhism and politics -- Asia -- History -- 20th century.
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Buddhism and politics. |
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Asia. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Subject |
Asia -- Politics and government -- 20th century.
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Politics and government. |
| Chronological Term |
Geschichte 1900- |
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1900 - 1999 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Added Author |
Harris, Ian Charles.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Buddhism and politics in twentieth-century Asia. London ; New York : Pinter, 1999 9780826451781 (DLC) 98043860 (OCoLC)40255871 |
| ISBN |
9781441167712 (electronic book) |
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1441167714 (electronic book) |
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