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Precarious balance : Sinhala Buddhism and the forces of pluralism / Bardwell L. Smith.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Studies in Religion and CulturePublisher: Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2022Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
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ISBN:
  • 0813945399
  • 9780813945392
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Precarious balanceDDC classification:
  • 294.3095493 23/eng/20220524
LOC classification:
  • BQ359
Other classification:
  • online - EBSCO
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Contents:
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.
Summary: "This book explores the history of Buddhism in Sri Lanka from one of its earliest kings to its present-day conflicts"-- Provided by publisher.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

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

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