TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bartholomeusz,Tessa J.
TI  - In defense of Dharma: just-war ideology in Buddhist Sri Lanka 
T2  - RoutledgeCurzon critical studies in Buddhism
SN  - 0203994809
AV  - BQ376 .B37 2002eb
U1  - 294.3/56242/09593 21
PY  - 2002///
CY  - London, New York
PB  - RoutledgeCurzon
KW  - Buddhism
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - Sri Lanka
KW  - Ethnic conflict
KW  - Religious aspects
KW  - Just war doctrine
KW  - History
KW  - 20th century
KW  - War
KW  - Moral and ethical aspects
KW  - Conflits ethniques
KW  - Aspect religieux
KW  - Guerre juste
KW  - Histoire
KW  - 20e siècle
KW  - Guerre
KW  - Aspect moral
KW  - RELIGION
KW  - General
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - fast
KW  - Ethnic relations
KW  - Buddhismus
KW  - gnd
KW  - Bürgerkrieg
KW  - Gerechter Krieg
KW  - Theravada-Boeddhisme
KW  - gtt
KW  - Ethiek
KW  - idszbz
KW  - Tamilen
KW  - swd
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-200) and index; 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
N2  - "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 religious stories that allow for war when Buddhism is in peril. Since Buddhism is often commonly assumed to be a religion that never allows for war, this book - by suggesting otherwise - brings Buddhism into the ethical dialogue on religion and war. Without a realistic consideration of just-war thinking in contemporary Sri Lanka, it will remain impossible to understand the existing power of religion that can create both peace and war."--Jacket
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