Buddhism and the Political Process / / edited by Hiroko Kawanami

• Pubblicazione: London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2016
• Edizione: 1st ed. 2016.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (XXII, 266 p.)
• Disciplina: 294.3/3727
• Soggetto topico: Political science; Religion and sociology; Ethnology—Asia; Buddhism; Political communication; Political Science; Social Aspects of Religion; Asian Culture; Political Communication
• Persona (resp. second.): KawanamiHiroko
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Sommario/riassunto: In its interpretation of Buddhism both as a cultural heritage and social ideology, this edited volume seeks to understand how Buddhist values and world views have impacted on the political process of many countries in Asia. In their respective work in Myanmar, Thailand, Sri Lanka, China, Japan and Tibet, the contributors engage with an interactive typology originally proposed by the late Ian Harris, to whom the book is dedicated. Adopting an interdisciplinary approach, they explore the interaction between Buddhism and politics, religious authority and political power, considering issues that concern the politicization of monks, proliferation of violence, leadership, citizenship, democracy and communalism in order to further understand the interface between Buddhism and politics in modern and contemporary times.
• Titolo autorizzato: Buddhism and the Political Process
• ISBN: 1-137-57400-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910255313803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II