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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Contributors: Whalen-Bridge, John 1961- (Editor) ; Phatthanā Kitiʻāsā 1968-2013 (Editor)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: New York Palgrave Macmillan 2013
In:Year: 2013
Edition:1. publ.
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Buddhism / State / The Modern
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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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
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:1137332948