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Author Tambiah, Stanley Jeyaraja, 1929-2014

Title Buddhism betrayed? : religion, politics, and violence in Sri Lanka / Stanley Jeyaraja Tambiah.

Publication Info. Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1992.

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  294.33 T155B    Check Shelf
Description xv, 203 pages : : illustrations ; ; 23 cm.
Series A Monograph of the World Institute for Development Economics Research (WIDER) of the United Nations University
Monograph of the World Institute for Development Economics Research (WIDER) of the United Nations University.
Contents Introduction: the question -- The period of Buddhist revivalism, 1860-1915 -- Politics and constitutional progress, 1915-1946 -- Radical monks and the legitimation of monks' participation in politics -- The betrayal and restoration of Buddhism: accusations and remedies -- The betrayal of Buddhism: report of the committee of inquiry -- The social revolution of 1956 and its aftermath -- The restoration of Buddhism and the transformation of education in the 1960s and 1970s -- The 1970s and 1980s: the deepening crisis -- The Mavbima Surakime Vyaparaya (MSV): the movement for the protection of the motherland -- Monks and violence face to face -- The parameters of Buddhist nationalism and Buddhist democracy -- Epilogue: Sinhalese identity, the legacy of the past.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subject Buddhism and politics -- Sri Lanka.
Buddhism -- Social aspects -- Sri Lanka.
ISBN 0226789500 paper
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