Buddhism in a Dark Age : Cambodian Monks under Pol Pot /

This pioneering study of the fate of Buddhism during the communist period in Cambodia puts a human face on a dark period in Cambodia's history. It is the first sustained analysis of the widely held assumption that the Khmer Rouge under Pol Pot had a centralized plan to liquidate the entire mona...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Harris, Ian (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press, [2012]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Communism and Buddhism.
Buddhist monks.
Buddhism.
HISTORY > Asia > Southeast Asia.
Communisme et bouddhisme > Cambodge > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Moines bouddhistes > Cambodge > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Bouddhisme > Cambodge > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Communism and Buddhism > Cambodia > History > 20th century.
Buddhist monks > Cambodia > History > 20th century.
Buddhism > Cambodia > History > 20th century.
Cambodia.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Note on Transliteration
  • Introduction
  • Chapter one. Unraveling of the Buddhist State
  • Chapter 2. Buddhism and the Origins of Cambodian Communism
  • Chapter Three. Buddhism and Khmer Communism A Shared Conceptual Terrain
  • Chapter Four. Dealing with Monks
  • Chapter Five. Buddhist Practice and Material Culture under the Khmer Rouge
  • Chapter Six. Monk Mortality and the Destruction of Institutional Buddhism
  • Chapter Seven Aftermath Rebuilding the Sańgha under Socialism
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Abbreviations and Glossary
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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