Name: The Work of Kings (en Inglés)
SKU: 3939673
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Author: H. L. Seneviratne
ISBN: 9780226748665

Formato

Libro Físico

Editorial

Univ Of Chicago Pr

Autor

H. L. Seneviratne

Año

2000

Idioma

Inglés

N° páginas

358

Encuadernación

Tapa Blanda

Peso

1.15

ISBN

0226748669

ISBN13

9780226748665

N° edición

Categorías

Budismo

The Work of Kings (en Inglés)

H. L. Seneviratne (Autor) · Univ Of Chicago Pr · Tapa Blanda

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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 façade 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.