In Defense of Dharma Just-War Ideology in Buddhist Sri Lanka By: Tessa J. Bartholomeusz Publisher: Routledge Print ISBN: 9780700716814, 0700716815 eText ISBN: 9781135788568, 1135788561 Edition: 1st Pages: 232 Copyright year: 2002 Format: EPUB Available from $ 29.18 USD SKU 9781135788568R90 This is the first book to examine war and violence in Sri Lanka through the lens of cross-cultural studies on just-war tradition and theory. In a study that is textual, historical and anthropological, it is argued that the ongoing Sinhala-Tamil conflict is in actual practice often justified by a resort to religious stories that allow for war when Buddhism is in peril. Though Buddhism is commonly assumed to be a religion that never allows for war, this study suggests otherwise, thereby bringing Buddhism into the ethical dialogue on religion and war. Without a realistic consideration of just-war thinking in contemporary Sri Lanka, it will remain impossible to understand the power of religion there to create both peace and war. Additional ISBNs 9786610113804, 9780203994801, 9781280113802, 9781135788568, 9781135788575, 9781135788520, 6610113807, 0203994809, 1280113804, 1135788561, 113578857X, 1135788529, 9780700716814, 9780700716821, 0700716815, 0700716823 Download eBook Free: https://ouo.io/12A9fA
