Buddhism and ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka / Patrick Grant.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Grant, Patrick, 1941-

Series:

SUNY series in religious studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Buddhist renewal--Sri Lanka.

Buddhist renewal.

Nationalism--Religious aspects--Buddhism.

Nationalism.

Ethnic conflict--Sri Lanka.

Ethnic conflict.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (163 p.)

Place of Publication:

Albany : SUNY Press, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Looks at how a spiritual tradition can be appropriated by those involved in ethno-nationalist conflict.

Contents:

Intro

Buddhism and Ethnic Conflict in Sri Lanka

Contents

Preface

PART I. READING BUDDHISM

1. Vedic Tradition and the Buddha: How to Say the Unsayable

2. Buddhism: The Art of the Detached Agonist

PART II. READING SRI LANKA

3. Sri Lanka: Buddhist Self-Representation and the Genesis of the Modern Conflict

4. Anagarika Dharmapala: Buddhism, Science, and the Crisis of Historical Imagination

5. Walpola Rahula and Gamini: Salgado Buddhism, Dialogue,and the Political Imaginary

6. J. R. Jayewardene: Playing with Fire

7. Conclusion

Notes

Suggestions for Further Reading

Index

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

R

S

T

U

V

W

Y.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 117-139) and index.

ISBN:

9780791493670

0791493679

9781441615749

1441615741

OCLC:

429909466