Militant Buddhism The Rise of Religious Violence in Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Thailand /

• Main Author: Lehr, Peter (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Religion and politics.; Peace.; Terrorism.; Political violence.; Asia-Politics and government.; Buddhism.; Secularism.; Politics and Religion.; Conflict Studies.; Terrorism and Political Violence.; Asian Politics.

Against the backdrop of the ongoing Rohingya crisis, this book takes a close and detailed look at the rise of militant Buddhism in Sri Lanka, Burma and Thailand, and especially at the issues of 'why' and 'how' around it. We are well aware of Christian fundamentalism, militant Jud...

Table of Contents:

• 1 Introduction: Between Dhamma-Ghosa and Bheri-Ghosa
• 2 The Sound of War Drums: Political Theology and the Return of Religion
• 3 The Age of Suffering: Buddhist Discourses on Non-Violence in Theory and Practice
• 4 Monks in the Age of Suffering: World Renouncers and World Conquerors
• 5 Sri Lanka: "This Is the Island of Us Sinhalese People"
• 6 Burma: "You Cannot Sleep Next to a Mad Dog"
• 7 Thailand: "It Is Time to Arm Thai Buddhists"
• 8 Comparative Analysis: "Buddhism Is Not a Suicidal Utopianism"
• 9 Outlook: How to Deal with War Monks?.