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Buddhism and the Political Process, 1st ed. 2016
Coordinator: Kawanami Hiroko
Language: EnglishSubjects for Buddhism and the Political Process:
Keywords
Buddhism; International Relations; Myanmar; Thailand; Sri Lanka; China; Japan; Tibet; Buddhist Political Culture; Political Monks; Buddhist Monks; Communalism; Democracy; Citizenship; Political Process; Universal Suffrage; Buddhist Leadership; Revolutionary Politics; Liberal Democracy; Buddha; culture; democracy; Engagement; international relations; revolution
266 p. · 14x21.6 cm · Hardback
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This study examines the impact of Buddhism on the political process of Asian countries in recent times. The intersection between Buddhism and politics; religious authority and political power is explored through the engagement of Buddhist monks and lay activists in the process of nation-building, development, and implementation of democracy.
2. On Being a Monk and a Citizen in Thailand and China; Thomas Borchert
3. U Nu's Liberal Democracy and Buddhist Communalism in Modern Burma; Hiroko Kawanami
4. Buddhist Monks and Democratic Politics in Contemporary Myanmar; Matthew Walton
5. Buddha or the Ballot: The Buddhist Exception to Universal Suffrage in Contemporary Asia; Tomas Larsson
6. Particularist Goals through Universalist Means: The Political Paradoxes of Buddhist Revivalism in Sri Lanka; Iselin Frydenlund
7. The 'Army of Buddhist Power' in Sri Lankan Politics; Mahinda Deegalle
8. The Buddhist State of Exception; Michael Jerryson
9. Tibetan Buddhist Leadership: Recent Developments in Historical Context; Bruce Knauft
10. Feeding a Scapegoat? The Political Function of Amoghavajra's Ritual Services in Protecting the Country; Martin Lehnert
11. Opium Eaters: Buddhism as Revolutionary Politics; James Mark Shields