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Precarious balance : Sinhala Buddhism and the forces of pluralism /

"This book explores the history of Buddhism in Sri Lanka from one of its earliest kings to its present-day conflicts"--

Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Smith, Bardwell L., 1925-2022 (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2022.
Collection:Studies in Religion and Culture.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Concepts of an ideal social order as portrayed in the chronicles of Ceylon
  • Kingship, the sangha, and the process of legitimation in the Anurādhapura period, third century BCE to tenth century CE
  • Varieties of religious assimilation in early Medieval Sri Lanka
  • The pursuit of equilibrium: Polonnaruva as a ceremonial center, 993-1293
  • Sinhalese Buddhism and its modern quests for identity: the dilemmas of a pluralistic society
  • Identity issues of Sinhalas and Tamils: dilemmas of identity in the throes of social conflict
  • Epilogue: a vision of pluralism enacted.