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Author Bartholomeusz, Tessa J.

Title In defense of Dharma : just-war ideology in Buddhist Sri Lanka / Tessa Bartholomeusz.

Publication Info. London ; New York : RoutledgeCurzon, 2002.

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Description 1 online resource (xxii, 209 pages).
text file
Series RoutledgeCurzon critical studies in Buddhism.
RoutledgeCurzon critical studies in Buddhism.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-200) and index.
Summary "This is the first book to examine war and violence in Sri Lanka from the perspective of cross-cultural studies on just-war tradition and theory. in a study that is textual, historical, and anthropological, it is argued that the ongoing Sinhala-Tamil conflict is often justified by resorting to religious stories that allow for war when Buddhism is in peril. Since Buddhism is often commonly assumed to be a religion that never allows for war, this book - by suggesting otherwise - brings Buddhism into the ethical dialogue on religion and war. Without a realistic consideration of just-war thinking in contemporary Sri Lanka, it will remain impossible to understand the existing power of religion that can create both peace and war."--Jacket.
Contents Chapter 1 NARRATIVE, ETHICS, AND WAR -- Introduction: method and scope of the study -- chapter 2 JUST-WAR THINKING IN TEXTS AND CONTEXTS -- Introduction: dharma, devolution, and Dutugemunu -- chapter 3 DHARMA YUDDHAYA AND DHARMA WARRIORS IN SRI LANKA -- Introduction: dharma yuddhaya and its expressions -- chapter 4 BUDDHISM, PACIFISM, WAR, AND ETHICAL ORIENTATIONS -- Introduction: within and without violence -- chapter 5 SRI LANKAN BUDDHISM AND JUST-WAR THINKING REVISITED -- Introduction: rituals, relics and war.
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Subject Buddhism -- Social aspects -- Sri Lanka.
Buddhism -- Social aspects.
Sri Lanka.
Ethnic conflict -- Sri Lanka -- Religious aspects.
Ethnic conflict.
Just war doctrine -- History -- 20th century.
Just war doctrine.
History.
Chronological Term 20th century
Subject War -- Religious aspects.
War -- Religious aspects.
War -- Moral and ethical aspects.
War -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Sri Lanka -- Ethnic relations.
Ethnic relations.
Chronological Term 1900-1999
Genre/Form Electronic books.
History.
Other Form: Print version: Bartholomeusz, Tessa J. In defense of Dharma. London ; New York : RoutledgeCurzon, 2002 (DLC) 2002069963
ISBN 0203994809 (electronic book)
9780203994801 (electronic book)
9781135788575 (e-book)
113578857X
0700716823 (Paper)
0700716815
9780700716814 (hardback)
9780700716821 (paperback)
9781135788568 (e-book)
1135788561