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ISBN10: 0226748669, ISBN13: 9780226748665, [publisher: University of Chicago Press] Softcover Examines the turbulent modern history and sociology of the Sri Lankan Buddhist Monkhood and its effects upon contemporary society. Using translated Sinhalese documents and interviews with monks, this text unravels the inner workings of this New Buddhism and.
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ISBN10: 0226748669, ISBN13: 9780226748665, [publisher: The University of Chicago Press, Chicago, IL] Softcover Paperback. The Work of Kings is a stunning new look at the turbulent modern history and sociology of the Sri Lankan Buddhist Monkhood and its effects upon contemporary society. Using never-before translated Sinhalese documents and extensive interviews with monks, Sri Lankan anthropologist H.L. Seneviratne unravels the inner workings of this New Buddhism and the ideology on which it is based. Beginning with Anagarika Dharmapala's "rationalization" of Buddhism in the early twentieth century, which called for monks to take on a more activist role in the community, Seneviratne shows how the monks have gradually revised their role to include involvement in political and economic spheres. The altruistic, morally pure monks of Dharamapala's dreams have become, Seneviratne trenchantly argues, self-centered and arrogant, concealing self-aggrandizement behind a facade of "social service." A compelling call for reform and a forceful analysis, The Work of Kings is essential to anthropologists, historians of religion, and those interested in colonialism, nationalism, and postcolonial politics. Examines the turbulent modern history and sociology of the Sri Lankan Buddhist Monkhood and its effects upon contemporary society. Using translated Sinhalese documents and interviews with monks, this text unravels the inner workings of this New ...

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ISBN10: 0226748669, ISBN13: 9780226748665, [publisher: The University of Chicago Press] Softcover Examines the turbulent modern history and sociology of the Sri Lankan Buddhist Monkhood and its effects upon contemporary society. Using translated Sinhalese documents and interviews with monks, this text unravels the inner workings of this New Buddhism and the ideology on which it is based. Num Pages: 368 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FKS; HRAX; HRE; HRLP7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 530. . 2000. 1st Edition. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.
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ISBN10: 0226748669, ISBN13: 9780226748665, [publisher: The University of Chicago Press] Softcover First Edition Examines the turbulent modern history and sociology of the Sri Lankan Buddhist Monkhood and its effects upon contemporary society. Using translated Sinhalese documents and interviews with monks, this text unravels the inner workings of this New Buddhism and the ideology on which it is based. Num Pages: 368 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FKS; HRAX; HRE; HRLP7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 530. . 2000. 1st Edition. Paperback. . . . .
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