Material Information
- Title:
- THERAVADA BUDDHIST RELIGIOUS ACTORS IN THE TRANSITION FROM WAR TO PEACE IN SRI LANKA AND THAILAND
- Physical Description:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Creator:
- Bastian, Bennet
- Publisher:
- New College of Florida
- Place of Publication:
- Sarasota, Fla.
- Publication Date:
- 2014
Thesis/Dissertation Information
- Degree:
- Bachelor's ( B.A.)
- Degree Grantor:
- New College of Florida
- Degree Divisions:
- Social Sciences
- Area of Concentration:
- Political Science, Religion
Subjects
- Genre:
- bibliography ( marcgt )
theses ( marcgt )
government publication (state, provincial, territorial, dependent) ( marcgt )
born-digital ( sobekcm )
Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Notes
- Abstract:
- Religious violence has been a large issue in the conflict resolution and peacebuilding
literature, not least because of the seeming contradiction that peace-loving
religion can promote such violence. Two examples of this conundrum are the countries of
Sri Lanka and Thailand, where the Theravada Buddhist religious tradition has interacted
both constructively and destructively with peacemaking efforts. By examining these two
countries in case studies beginning in 1932, the current study uses extensive research on
news articles and ethnographic work from both local and international sources in an effort
at distinguishing the divergent paths Buddhist leaders and their constituents have taken.
Challenging the suggestion that a given religious tradition can be simplistically peaceful
or war-mongering, this thesis suggests that a sense of active discourse – through
symbolic, ritual, and moral authority – helps to explain the differences of opinion and
practice in the Theravada Buddhist traditions of Sri Lanka and Thailand. These
experiences, in turn, suggest avenues for future work in utilizing religion as a
constructive, peaceful component of civil society.
- Statement of Responsibility:
- by Bennet Bastian
- Thesis:
- Thesis (B.A.) -- New College of Florida, 2014
- General Note:
- RESTRICTED TO NCF STUDENTS, STAFF, FACULTY, AND ON-CAMPUS USE
- Bibliography:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- General Note:
- This bibliographic record is available under the Creative Commons CC0 public domain dedication. The New College of Florida Libraries, as creator of this bibliographic record, has waived all rights to it worldwide under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights, to the extent allowed by law
- General Note:
- Faculty Sponsor: Hicks, Barbara
Record Information
- Source Institution:
- New College of Florida
- Holding Location:
- New College of Florida
- Rights Management:
- Applicable rights reserved.
- Resource Identifier:
- Classification:
- S.T. 2014 B378
- System ID:
- AA00024713:00001
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