Buddhism, Legitimation, and Conflict: The Political Functions of Urban Thai Buddhism in the 19th and 20th Centuries (soft cover)
Peter A Jackson, author
Date of publication:
1989
Publisher:
Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
Number of pages:
246
Code:
BM101
About the publication
The fundamental premise of this study is that the Buddhist sangha and Buddhist teachings play a key symbolic role in legitimating the exercise of secular power in Thailand. The author argues that a clear appreciation of the political legitimatory function of Buddhism provides the key to understanding the major theoretical and administrative changes that have taken place within Thai Buddhism in this century.
Contents
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Buddhism, Legitimation, and Conflict: The Political Functions of Urban Thai Buddhism in the 19th and 20th Centuries (soft cover)
[Whole Publication, ISBN: 9789814380362] -
Preliminary pages
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Chapter One: Introduction
- SECTION I: BUDDHISM AND THE THAI ELITE
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Chapter Two: Development and Differentiationof the Thai Elite
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Chapter Three: Forms of Urban Buddhism
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Chapter Five: Persecution of Phra Phimontham (Vimaladhamma) Bhikkhu
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Chapter Four: State Control of the Sangha in the Twentieth Century
- SECTION II: CONTEMPORARY URBAN BUDDHIST MOVEMENTS
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Chapter Six: Reformist Monks
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Chapter Seven: Phra Phothirak (Bodhiraks'a) Bhikkhu and Samnak Santi Asok
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Chapter Eight: Wat Phra Thammakaay Movement
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Concluding Remarks
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Glossary, Bibliography, Index and About the Author
