Buddhism and the political process
Cover -- Half-Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Notes on Contributors -- List of Abbreviations -- 1 Introduction to Buddhism and the Political Process: Patterns of Interaction -- 2 On Being a Monk and a Citizen in Thailand and China -- 3 U Nu's Liberal Democracy and Buddhist...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
Basingstoke, Hampshire New York
Palgrave Macmillan
[2016]
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| In: | Year: 2016 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Asia
/ Buddhism
/ Politics
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| Further subjects: | B
Buddhism (Asia)
B Buddhism and politics (Asia) B Electronic books B Religion And Politics (Asia) B Political Science |
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Volltext (Verlag) Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | Erscheint auch als: Kawanami, Hiroko: Buddhism and the Political Process. - London : Palgrave Macmillan UK,c2016. - 9781137573995 |
| Summary: | Cover -- Half-Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Notes on Contributors -- List of Abbreviations -- 1 Introduction to Buddhism and the Political Process: Patterns of Interaction -- 2 On Being a Monk and a Citizen in Thailand and China -- 3 U Nu's Liberal Democracy and Buddhist Communalism in Modern Burma -- 4 Buddhist Monks and Democratic Politics in Contemporary Myanmar -- 5 Buddha or the Ballot: The Buddhist Exception to Universal Suffrage in Contemporary Asia -- 6 Particularist Goals through Universalist Means: The Political Paradoxes of Buddhist Revivalism in Sri Lanka -- 7 The 'Army of Buddhist Power' in Sri Lankan Politics -- 8 The Buddhist State of Exception -- 9 Tibetan Buddhist Leadership: Recent Developments in Historical Context -- 10 Feeding a Scapegoat? The Political Function of Amoghavajra's Ritual Services in Protecting the Country -- 11 Opium Eaters: Buddhism as Revolutionary Politics -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index. |
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| Item Description: | Description based upon print version of record |
| ISBN: | 1137574003 |