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Buddhism Betrayed?

Buddhism Betrayed? Religion, Politics and Violence in Sri Lanka

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Publisher's Synopsis

This volume seeks to answer the question of how the Buddhist monks in today's Sri Lanka-given Buddhism's traditionally nonviolent philosophy-are able to participate in the fierce political violence of the Sinhalese against the Tamils.

Book information

ISBN: 9780226789507
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Imprint: The University of Chicago Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 322.1095493
DEWEY edition: 20
Language: English
Weight: 310g
Height: 216mm
Width: 139mm
Spine width: 11mm

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