02874nam 2200613 450 991082340720332120230424182754.01-282-71047-897866127104761-4411-6771-4(CKB)2670000000036017(EBL)564255(OCoLC)664232778(SSID)ssj0000413274(PQKBManifestationID)11305579(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000413274(PQKBWorkID)10382719(PQKB)10788731(Au-PeEL)EBL564255(CaPaEBR)ebr10403776(CaONFJC)MIL271047(OCoLC)893334951(MiAaPQ)EBC564255(EXLCZ)99267000000003601720151022h19991999 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierBuddhism and politics in twentieth-century Asia /editor, Ian HarrisLondon ;New York :Continuum,1999.©19991 online resource (313 pages)Description based upon print version of record.0-8264-5178-0 Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; 1 Buddhism and Politics in Asia: The Textual and Historical Roots; 2 The Legacy of Tradition and Authority: Buddhism and the Nation in Myanmar; 3 Buddhism in Extremis: The Case of Cambodia; 4 Politics and Ambedkar Buddhism in Maharashtra; 5 Japanese Nationalism and the Universal Dharma; 6 Buddhism and Secular Power in Twentieth-Century Korea; 7 Laos: From Buddhist Kingdom to Marxist State; 8 First Among Equals: Buddhism and the Sri Lankan State; 9 Centre and Periphery: Buddhism and Politics in Modern Thailand10 Renewal and Resistance: Tibetan Buddhism in the Modern Era; 11 The Quest for Enlightenment and Cultural Identity: Buddhism in Contemporary Vietnam; IndexIn this study, a team of international scholars assess the manner in which Buddhist organizations and individuals have resisted, come to terms with, or in some cases allied themselves with the forces of war, modernity, westernization, nationalization, capBuddhism & politics in twentieth-century AsiaBuddhism and politics in 20th-century AsiaBuddhism and politicsAsiaHistory20th centuryAsiaPolitics and government20th centuryBuddhism and politicsHistory294.3/377/0950904Harris Ian CharlesMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910823407203321Buddhism and politics in twentieth-century Asia4011923UNINA