Buddhism, power and political order /
Buddhism, power and political order /
edited by Ian Harris.
- London ; New York : Routledge, 2007.
- xvi, 237 p. ; 24 cm.
- Routledge critical studies in Buddhism .
Based on papers delivered at a symposium held by the Becket Institute, St. Hugh`s College, University of Oxford on Apr. 14-16, 2004.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 216-233) and index.
Introduction : Buddhism, power and politics in Theravada Buddhist lands / Ian Harris -- Idealism and pragmatism : a dilemma in the current monastic education systems of Burma and Thailand / Khammai Dhammasami -- Rajadhamma confronts Leviathan : Burmese political theory in the 1870s / Andrew Huxley -- Colonial knowledge and Buddhist education in Burma / Juliane Schober -- Reconstructing the Cambodian polity : Buddhism, kingship and the quest for legitimacy / Peter Gyallay-Pap -- The Cambodian hospital for monks / John Marston -- Buddhism, power and political order in pre-twentieth century Laos / Volker Grabowsky -- Past, present and future in Buddhist prophetic literature of the Lao / Peter Koret -- In defence of the nation : the cult of Nang Thoranee in northeast Thailand / Elizabeth Guthrie -- King, sangha and brahmans : ideology, ritual and power in pre-modern Siam / Peter Skilling.
0415410185 (hardback : alk. paper) 9780415410182 (hardback : alk. paper) 0203947495 (ebk.) 9780203947494 (ebk.)
2006038669
GBA683597 bnb
013567372 Uk
Therav�ada Buddhism--Political aspect--Congresses.
Buddhism and state--Southeast Asi--Congresses.
BQ7190 / .B83 2007
Based on papers delivered at a symposium held by the Becket Institute, St. Hugh`s College, University of Oxford on Apr. 14-16, 2004.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 216-233) and index.
Introduction : Buddhism, power and politics in Theravada Buddhist lands / Ian Harris -- Idealism and pragmatism : a dilemma in the current monastic education systems of Burma and Thailand / Khammai Dhammasami -- Rajadhamma confronts Leviathan : Burmese political theory in the 1870s / Andrew Huxley -- Colonial knowledge and Buddhist education in Burma / Juliane Schober -- Reconstructing the Cambodian polity : Buddhism, kingship and the quest for legitimacy / Peter Gyallay-Pap -- The Cambodian hospital for monks / John Marston -- Buddhism, power and political order in pre-twentieth century Laos / Volker Grabowsky -- Past, present and future in Buddhist prophetic literature of the Lao / Peter Koret -- In defence of the nation : the cult of Nang Thoranee in northeast Thailand / Elizabeth Guthrie -- King, sangha and brahmans : ideology, ritual and power in pre-modern Siam / Peter Skilling.
0415410185 (hardback : alk. paper) 9780415410182 (hardback : alk. paper) 0203947495 (ebk.) 9780203947494 (ebk.)
2006038669
GBA683597 bnb
013567372 Uk
Therav�ada Buddhism--Political aspect--Congresses.
Buddhism and state--Southeast Asi--Congresses.
BQ7190 / .B83 2007
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