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Precarious Balance
ISBN-13:
9780813945392
Veröffentl:
2022
Einband:
Epub
Seiten:
208
Autor:
Bardwell L. Smith
Serie:
Studies in Religion and Culture
eBook Typ:
EPUB
eBook Format:
EPUB
Kopierschutz:
2 - DRM Adobe
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
Since the third century BCE, when the king of Sri Lanka converted to Buddhism, the island nation off the southern coast of India has represented a central interest of Buddhist scholarship. The association between its politics and religious life has not always remained harmonious, however, and has contributed to the contemporary turmoil that threatens to tear it apart. In this valuable book, renowned religious scholar Bardwell Smith elucidates the history of Buddhism in Sri Lanka from the time of one of its earliest rulers through to its present-day strife.
Preface: Understanding the Present through Its HistoryIntroductionA Note on Transliteration1. Concepts of an Ideal Social Order as Portrayed in the Chronicles of Ceylon2. Kingship, the Sangha, and the Process of Legitimation in the Anuradhapura Period3. Varieties of Religious Assimilation in Early Medieval Sri Lanka4. The Pursuit of Equilibirum: Polonnaruva as a Ceremonial Center5. Sinhalese Buddhism and Its Modern Quests for Identity: The Dilemmas of a Pluralistic Society6. Identity Issues of Sinhalas and Tamils: Dilemmas of Identity in the Throes of Social ConflictEpilogue by Jerri Hurlbutt: A Vision of Pluralism Enacted
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