TY  - BOOK
AU  - Smith,Bardwell L.
TI  - Precarious balance: Sinhala Buddhism and the forces of pluralism 
T2  - Studies in Religion and Culture
SN  - 0813945399
AV  - BQ359 
U1  - 294.3095493 23/eng/20220524
PY  - 2022///
CY  - Charlottesville
PB  - University of Virginia Press
KW  - Buddhism
KW  - Sri Lanka
KW  - History
KW  - Sinhalese (Sri Lankan people)
KW  - Religion
KW  - Social conflict
KW  - Religious aspects
KW  - Cingalais (Peuple du Sri Lanka)
KW  - RELIGION / Philosophy
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - fast
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - Essays
KW  - lcgft
N1  - 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
N2  - "This book explores the history of Buddhism in Sri Lanka from one of its earliest kings to its present-day conflicts"--
UR  - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=3333951
ER  -