Buddhism Betrayed?: Religion, Politics, and Violence in Sri Lanka
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.
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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. Booknews For the benefit of general readers, both inside and outside of academia, who have put all their peace and freedom eggs in the Buddhist basket, Tambiah (professor of anthropology and curator of South Asian ethnology at the Peabody Museum at Harvard U.) probes the extent to which, and the manner in which, Buddhism, as a espoused by Sri Lankans of the late 19th and the 20th centuries, has contributed to the current ethnic conflict and collective violence in Sri Lanka. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
ForewordAcknowledgmentsAbbreviations1Introduction: The Question12The Period of Buddhist Revivalism, 1860-191553Politics and Constitutional Progress, 1915-194694Radical Monks and the Legitimation of Monks' Participation in Politics155The Betrayal and Restoration of Buddhism: Accusations and Remedies226The Betrayal of Buddhism: Report of the Committee of Inquiry307The Social Revolution of 1956 and Its Aftermath428The Restoration of Buddhism and the Transformation of Education in the 1960s and 1970s589The 1970s and 1980s: The Deepening Crisis6610The Mavbima Surakime Vyaparaya (MSV): The Movement for the Protection of the Motherland8011Monks and Violence Face to Face9512The Parameters of Buddhist Nationalism and Buddhist Democracy10213Epilogue: Sinhalese Identity: The Legacy of the Past129Appendix: Testing Some Charges in The Betrayal of Buddhism183References189Index195
\ BooknewsFor the benefit of general readers, both inside and outside of academia, who have put all their peace and freedom eggs in the Buddhist basket, Tambiah (professor of anthropology and curator of South Asian ethnology at the Peabody Museum at Harvard U.) probes the extent to which, and the manner in which, Buddhism, as a espoused by Sri Lankans of the late 19th and the 20th centuries, has contributed to the current ethnic conflict and collective violence in Sri Lanka. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\ \
