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In defense of Dharma : just-war ideology in Buddhist Sri Lanka /

"This is the first book to examine war and violence in Sri Lanka from the perspective 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 often justified by resorting to...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bartholomeusz, Tessa J.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York : RoutledgeCurzon, 2002.
Colección:RoutledgeCurzon critical studies in Buddhism.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Chapter 1 NARRATIVE, ETHICS, AND WAR
  • Introduction: method and scope of the study
  • chapter 2 JUST-WAR THINKING IN TEXTS AND CONTEXTS
  • Introduction: dharma, devolution, and Dutugemunu
  • chapter 3 DHARMA YUDDHAYA AND DHARMA WARRIORS IN SRI LANKA
  • Introduction: dharma yuddhaya and its expressions
  • chapter 4 BUDDHISM, PACIFISM, WAR, AND ETHICAL ORIENTATIONS
  • Introduction: within and without violence
  • chapter 5 SRI LANKAN BUDDHISM AND JUST-WAR THINKING REVISITED
  • Introduction: rituals, relics and war.