عنوان

Buddhism, power and political order

.Language of Text, Soundtrack etc

eng

Title Proper

Buddhism, power and political order

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

London ; New York

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Routledge

Other Title Information

Routledge critical studies in Buddhism

Text of Note

Based on papers delivered at a symposium held by the Becket Institute, St. Hugh's College, University of Oxford on Apr. 14-16, 2004

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references )p. 216-233( and index

Text of Note

edited by Ian Harris

Text of Note

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 0781s / 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

Entry Element

Congresses ، Theravada Buddhism -- Political aspects

Entry Element

Congresses ، Buddhism and state -- Southeast Asia

Class number

Relator Code

TI

AU Harris, Ian Charles

CO Becket Institute

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