Michael K Jerryson

Buddhist Fury

Religion and Violence in Southern Thailand

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Buddhist Fury reveals the Buddhist parameters of the conflict in southern Thailand. Monks zealously advocate Buddhist nationalism, act as covert military officers, and equip themselves with guns. Buddhist Fury displays the methods by which religion alters the nature of the conflict and the dangers that come with this transformation.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Juli 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 233mm x 154mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 360g
• ISBN-13: 9780199793242
• ISBN-10: 0199793247
• Artikelnr.: 33253704

Autorenporträt

Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Eckerd College - Letters Collegium

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Backgrounds
Approaches to Religion and Violence
Negotiating Subjects
Ethnographic Disclosures
Chapter Overview
Language Notes
Acknowledgements
1: Histories
2: Representation
3: Practice
4: Militarization
5: Identity
Conclusion
Appendix
Bibliography