Buddhism Betrayed?: Religion, Politics, and Violence in Sri Lanka

By Stanley Jeyaraja Tambiah

Book Overview

This volume seeks to answer the question of how the Buddhist monks in today's Sri Lanka--given Buddhism's traditionally nonviolent philosophy--are able to participate in the fierce political violence of the Sinhalese against the Tamils.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226789500
• ISBN13: 9780226789507
• Release Date: July 1992
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.6"