川並宏子編／アジアにみる仏教と政治過程 Buddhism and the Political Process

Kawanami, Hiroko (EDT)

Palgrave Macmillan（2016/04発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 266 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781137573995
• DDC分類 181

Full Description

This study examines the impact of Buddhism on the political process of Asian countries in recent times. The intersection between Buddhism and politics; religious authority and political power is explored through the engagement of Buddhist monks and lay activists in the process of nation-building, development, and implementation of democracy.

Contents

Introduction to Buddhism and the Political Process: Patterns of Interaction; Ian Harris
2. On Being a Monk and a Citizen in Thailand and China; Thomas Borchert
3. U Nu's Liberal Democracy and Buddhist Communalism in Modern Burma; Hiroko Kawanami
4. Buddhist Monks and Democratic Politics in Contemporary Myanmar; Matthew Walton
5. Buddha or the Ballot: The Buddhist Exception to Universal Suffrage in Contemporary Asia; Tomas Larsson
6. Particularist Goals through Universalist Means: The Political Paradoxes of Buddhist Revivalism in Sri Lanka; Iselin Frydenlund
7. The 'Army of Buddhist Power' in Sri Lankan Politics; Mahinda Deegalle
8. The Buddhist State of Exception; Michael Jerryson
9. Tibetan Buddhist Leadership: Recent Developments in Historical Context; Bruce Knauft
10. Feeding a Scapegoat? The Political Function of Amoghavajra's Ritual Services in Protecting the Country; Martin Lehnert
11. Opium Eaters: Buddhism as Revolutionary Politics; James Mark Shields