Book
Buddhism betrayed?: religion, politics and violence in Sri Lanka
The University of Chicago Press ; The University of Chicago Press, Ltd. • Chicago, Ill. • Published In 1992 • Pages: xix, 203
By: Tambiah, Stanley Jeyaraja.
Abstract
This document discusses the role and participation of Buddhist monks and lay persons, adherents of a non-violent philosophy, in the fierce political violence of the Sinhalese majority against the Tamil minority population in Sri Lanka. Tambiah explores the ways in which this seemingly inconsistent behavior takes place '…by looking closely at the past century of Sri Lankan history and tracing the development of Buddhism's participation in such ethnic conflict and collective violence' (cover). The author analyzes the ways in which this participation has, over time, come to change the very meaning of Buddhism itself as a lived reality.
- HRAF PubDate
- 1997
- Region
- Asia
- Sub Region
- South Asia
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Types
- Sociologist
- Indigenous Person
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle ; 1995
- Field Date
- no date
- Coverage Date
- 1860s-1980s
- Coverage Place
- Sri Lanka
- Notes
- Stanley Jeyaraja Tambiah
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-193) and index
- LCCN
- 91038944
- LCSH
- Sinhalese (Sri Lankan people)