ISBN:
9781137574008
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (XXII, 266 p, online resource)
Series Statement:
SpringerLink
Series Statement:
Bücher
Series Statement:
Springer eBook Collection
Series Statement:
History
Parallel Title:
Druckausg.
Keywords:
Science
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Political science.
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Religion and sociology.
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Ethnology—Asia.
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Buddhism.
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Political communication.
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Asien
;
Buddhismus
;
Politik
Abstract:
In its interpretation of Buddhism both as a cultural heritage and social ideology, this edited volume seeks to understand how Buddhist values and world views have impacted on the political process of many countries in Asia. In their respective work in Myanmar, Thailand, Sri Lanka, China, Japan and Tibet, the contributors engage with an interactive typology originally proposed by the late Ian Harris, to whom the book is dedicated. Adopting an interdisciplinary approach, they explore the interaction between Buddhism and politics, religious authority and political power, considering issues that concern the politicization of monks, proliferation of violence, leadership, citizenship, democracy and communalism in order to further understand the interface between Buddhism and politics in modern and contemporary times
DOI:
10.1007/978-1-137-57400-8
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