Buddhism betrayed?
Religion, politics, and violence in Sri Lanka
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 24200428 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stanley Jeyaraja Tambiah |
| Year | 1992 |
| Pages | 203 |
| Publication date | 1992-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | Buddhism betrayed? (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| Open Library | OL1558060M |
| ISBN | 9780226789491 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 271 |
"This volume seeks to answer the question of how the Buddhist monks in today's Sri Lanka--given Buddhism's traditionally nonviolent philosophy--are able to participate in the fierce political violence of the Sinhalese against the Tamils."--Publisher's description.
Boeddhisme · Bouddhisme · Bouddhisme et politique · Buddhism · Buddhism and politics · Buddhismus · politics and government · Politiek geweld · Politik · Social aspects · Social aspects of Buddhism · Social conditions · Sri Lanka · Vie religieuse
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The Transformation of Buddhism during British Colonialism
Vernacular Politics in Northeast India
Religion and Conflict in Modern South Asia
Church Attendance in the United States
Religion and the New Immigrants
Dis/location
Latina Empowerment, Border Realities, and Faith-Based Organizations
Buddhism
Beyond the Synagogue Walls
Escaping the Procustean Bed
Historicizing the Secularization Debate
Studying Religion, Making it Sociological
Civil Society and Civil Religion as Mutually Dependent
The Dynamics of Religious Economies
The Ritual Roots of Society and Culture
French Anthropology and the Durkheimians in Colonial Indochina
Religious Social Movements in the Public Sphere
Mapping the Moral Order
Religion and Political Behavior
Violence and Deep Play
Religion and Spirituality
Demographic Methods for the Sociology of Religion
Ethnic Violence, Galactic Polities, and the Great Transformation
The Sociology of Religion in Late Modernity
The Evolution of the Sociology of Religion
State
States and Nationalism
Social Forms of Religion and Religions in Contemporary Global Society
Exile in Colonial Asia
Buddhism, Politics and Political Thought in Myanmar
Religious Socialization
Constitutional Design
Religious Identities and Religious Institutions
Religion, Faith-Based Community Organizing, and the Struggle for Justice
A Journey of the “Straight Way” or the “Roundabout Path”
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The Awakening of Muslim Democracy
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Buddhist Militarism Beyond Texts
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Trial by Power
Persistent becoming
Awkward geographies
Insurgent Archive
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Theological Incorrectness
Tibetan Buddhist Ethnography
Religion's 'state effects
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Fundamentalism
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| Unique citing works | 214 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 7,97 |
| Citation span | 1992 - 2025 (34) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | Yes |
| Citation types | Neutral: 266 |