Recent trends in Sri Lankan Buddhism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5121687 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stephen C Berkwitz (0000-0001-5329-3888, Missouri State University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 57-71 |
| Publication date | 2003-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religion (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0048-721X • E-ISSN: 1096-1151 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1016/s0048-721x(02)00078-7 |
| OpenAlex | W1976543411 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 10 |
The South Asian island of Sri Lanka continues to be an important field site for the study of contemporary Buddhism. Numerous scholars in the field of religion base their arguments about the modern rise of Buddhist revivalism and fundamentalism on ethnographic data from Sri Lanka's long tradition of Theravāda Buddhism. This article, based on fieldwork in Colombo during summer 2002, serves to update previous knowledge on Sri Lankan Buddhism by reporting on newer developments in this religious tradition. I argue that many of the recent trends in Sri Lankan Buddhism are linked in part to broader political and economic realities observed in the island today
Archaeology · Buddhism · Ethnography · Fundamentalism · Islam · Political science · Politics · Sociology · South asia · Sri lanka · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Anthropology · Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography · History · Indian and Buddhist Studies · Law · Philosophy · Religious studies
| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 0,24 |
| Citation span | 2005 - 2025 (21) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |