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UNINA9910970442503321 |
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Autore |
Bartholomeusz Tessa J |
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Titolo |
In defense of Dharma : just-war ideology in Buddhist Sri Lanka / / Tessa Bartholomeusz |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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London ; ; New York, : RoutledgeCurzon, 2002 |
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ISBN |
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1-135-78856-1 |
1-135-78857-X |
1-280-11380-4 |
0-203-99480-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (232 p.) |
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Collana |
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RoutledgeCurzon critical studies in Buddhism |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Buddhism - Social aspects - Sri Lanka |
Ethnic conflict - Religious aspects - Sri Lanka |
Just war doctrine - History - 20th century |
War - Religious aspects |
War - Moral and ethical aspects |
Sri Lanka Ethnic relations |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-200) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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