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



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Autore: Bartholomeusz Tessa J Visualizza persona
Titolo: In Defense of Dharma [[electronic resource] ] : Just-War Ideology in Buddhist Sri Lanka Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Hoboken, : Taylor and Francis, 2002
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (232 p.)
Disciplina: 294.3377095493
294.35624209593
Soggetto topico: 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
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
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
Titolo autorizzato: In Defense of Dharma  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-135-78856-1
1-135-78857-X
1-280-11380-4
0-203-99480-9
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910450840603321
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Serie: Routledge Critical Studies in Buddhism