(Re)producing Buddhist hegemony in Sri Lanka: advancing the discursive formations of self-Orientalism, religious (im)mobility and unethical' conversion
This paper explores how Buddhist groups in Sri Lanka attempt to suppress conversion to Christianity. Conversion to Christianity can dilute the power and legitimacy of Buddhist groups, which has caused them to promote a discourse of unethical' conversion. My argument is that such a discourse is...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Routledge
[2018]
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| In: |
Religion
Year: 2018, Volume: 48, Issue: 2, Pages: 215-235 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Sri Lanka
/ Buddhism
/ Religious change
/ Christianity
/ Conversion (Religion)
/ Orientalism (Cultural sciences)
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| IxTheo Classification: | BL Buddhism KBM Asia |
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self-Orientalism
B Sri Lanka B Evangelical Christianity B Religious Conversion B religious mobility B Buddhist hegemony |
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Volltext (Verlag) |