Buddhism, modernity, and the state in Asia: forms of engagement
Buddhists Confront the State / Charles F. Keyes -- "Foremost among Religions": Theravada Buddhism's Affairs with the Modern Sri Lankan State / Mahinda Deegalle -- Schools, Ritual Economies and the Expanding State: The Changing Roles of Lao Buddhist Monks as "Traditional Intellect...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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New York
Palgrave Macmillan
2013
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| In: | Year: 2013 |
| Edition: | 1. publ. |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Buddhism
/ State
/ The Modern
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| Further subjects: | B
Collection of essays
B Buddhism and state (Asia) History 21st century B Buddhism and state History 21st century Asia B Buddhism and state History 20th century Asia B Buddhism and state (Asia) History 20th century |
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Cover Table of Contents |
| Summary: | Buddhists Confront the State / Charles F. Keyes -- "Foremost among Religions": Theravada Buddhism's Affairs with the Modern Sri Lankan State / Mahinda Deegalle -- Schools, Ritual Economies and the Expanding State: The Changing Roles of Lao Buddhist Monks as "Traditional Intellectuals" / Patrice Ladwig -- After Pol Pot: Cambodia and the Building of a New Stupa / John Amos Marston -- The Relic and the Rule of Righteousness: Reflections on U Nu's Dhammavijaya / Tilman Frasch -- Sacred Site or Public Space? The Shwedagon Pagoda in Colonial Rangoon / Donald Seekins -- Angry Monk Syndrome on the World Stage: Tibet, Engaged Buddhism, and the Weapons of the Weak / John Whalen-Bridge -- Rebirth Control: Contemporary Inner Mongolian Buddhism and the Religious Authority of the Chinese State / Jonathan Mair -- Do Buddhist "Nuns" Need the Thai Sangha? / Monica Lindberg Falk -- Sacred Protests and Buddhist Environmental Knowledge / Susan M. Darlington |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | VIII, 277 S. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-137-33294-3 1-137-33294-8 |
