Buddhism, Legitimation, and Conflict: The Political Functions of Urban Thai Buddhism in the 19th and 20th Centuries (soft cover)

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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: 978-981-4380-36-2] 18.00 USD
Preliminary pages – Download
Chapter One: Introduction 5.00 USD
SECTION I: BUDDHISM AND THE THAI ELITE
Chapter Two: Development and Differentiationof the Thai Elite 5.00 USD
Chapter Three: Forms of Urban Buddhism 5.00 USD
Chapter Five: Persecution of Phra Phimontham (Vimaladhamma) Bhikkhu 5.00 USD
Chapter Four: State Control of the Sangha in the Twentieth Century 5.00 USD
SECTION II: CONTEMPORARY URBAN BUDDHIST MOVEMENTS
Chapter Six: Reformist Monks 5.00 USD
Chapter Seven: Phra Phothirak (Bodhiraks'a) Bhikkhu and Samnak Santi Asok 5.00 USD
Chapter Eight: Wat Phra Thammakaay Movement 5.00 USD
Concluding Remarks 5.00 USD
Glossary, Bibliography, Index and About the Author – Download

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