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Buddhism Betrayed?: Religion, Politics, and Violence in Sri Lanka
Stanley Jeyaraja Tambiah
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Description for Buddhism Betrayed?: Religion, Politics, and Violence in Sri Lanka
paperback. This volume seeks to answer the question of how the Buddhist monks in today's Sri Lanka--given Buddhism's traditionally nonviolent philosophy--are able to participate in the fierce political violence of the Sinhalese against the Tamils. Num Pages: 224 pages, 9 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FKS; JHM; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 339.
This volume seeks to answer the question of how the Buddhist monks in today's Sri Lanka—given Buddhism's traditionally nonviolent philosophy—are able to participate in the fierce political violence of the Sinhalese against the Tamils.
This volume seeks to answer the question of how the Buddhist monks in today's Sri Lanka—given Buddhism's traditionally nonviolent philosophy—are able to participate in the fierce political violence of the Sinhalese against the Tamils.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226789507
SKU
V9780226789507
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Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
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