In Defense of Dharma [[electronic resource] ] : Just-War Ideology in Buddhist Sri Lanka
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| Autore: |
Bartholomeusz Tessa J
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| Titolo: |
In Defense of Dharma [[electronic resource] ] : Just-War Ideology in Buddhist Sri Lanka
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| 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 |
| 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 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
Serie:
Routledge Critical Studies in Buddhism