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Buddhism and the Political Process

Beschreibung

This study examines the impact of Buddhism on the political process of Asian countries in recent times. The intersection between Buddhism and politics; religious authority and political power is explored through the engagement of Buddhist monks and lay activists in the process of nation-building, development, and implementation of democracy.

Autor

Hiroko Kawanami is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Politics, Philosophy and Religion at Lancaster University, UK. She has co-edited Religions in the Modern World (2009, 2016) and Buddhism, International Relief Work, and Civil Society (2013), and is the author of Renunciation and Empowerment of Buddhist Nuns in Myanmar-Burma (2013). She is currently co-writing a book about the communal jurisdiction of non-ordained Buddhist nuns in the southern tradition.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan / Palgrave Macmillan UK / Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-1-137-57399-5
• 1st ed. 2016
• Seitenzahl: 292
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. April 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 222mm x 145mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 503g
• ISBN-13: 9781137573995
• ISBN-10: 1137573996
• Artikelnr.: 43858015