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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450840603321

Autore

Bartholomeusz Tessa J

Titolo

In Defense of Dharma [[electronic resource] ] : Just-War Ideology in Buddhist Sri Lanka

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, : Taylor and Francis, 2002

ISBN

1-135-78856-1

1-135-78857-X

1-280-11380-4

0-203-99480-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (232 p.)

Collana

Routledge Critical Studies in Buddhism ; ; v.24

Disciplina

294.3377095493

294.35624209593

Soggetti

Buddhism

Buddhism - Social aspects - Sri Lanka

Ethnic conflict

Ethnicity

History

Just war doctrine

Moral and ethical aspects

Religious aspects

Social aspects

Sri Lanka

Violence

War

Buddhism - Social aspects - 20th century - Sri Lanka

Ethnic conflict - Religious aspects - Sri Lanka

Ethnic conflict - History

Just war doctrine - Religious aspects

War - Moral and ethical aspects

Religion

Philosophy & Religion

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia



Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

BOOK COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; Foreword; Editors' preface; Preface; 1 Narrative, ethics, and war; 2 Just-war thinking in texts and contexts; 3 Dharma yuddhaya and dharma warriors in Sri Lanka; 4 Buddhism, pacifism, war, and ethical orientations; 5 Sri Lankan Buddhism and just-war thinking revisited; Selected bibliography; Primary sources; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This is the first book to examine war and violence in Sri Lanka through the lens of cross-cultural studies on just-war tradition and theory. In a study that is textual, historical and anthropological, it is argued that the ongoing Sinhala-Tamil conflict is in actual practice often justified by a resort to religious stories that allow for war when Buddhism is in peril. Though Buddhism is commonly assumed to be a religion that never allows for war, this study suggests otherwise, thereby bringing Buddhism into the ethical dialogue on religion and war. Without a realistic consideration of just-war