{"product_id":"buddhist-monks-and-the-politics-suren-raghavan-9781781795743","title":"Buddhist Monks and the Politics of Lanka's Civil War: Ethnoreligious Nationalism of the Sinhala Sa\u0026#7749;gha and Peacemaking in Sri Lanka, 1995-2010","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe war in Sri Lanka was violent and costly in human and material terms. This was one of the longest wars in modern South Asia. Often referred to as an 'ethnic' conflict between the majority Sinhalas and the minority Tamils, the war had a profound religious dimension. The majority of Sinhala Buddhist monks (the Saṅgha) not only opposed any meaningful powersharing but latterly advocated an all-out military solution. Such a nexus between Buddhism and violence is paradoxical; nevertheless it has a historical continuity. In 2009 when the war ended amid serious questions of war crimes and crimes against humanity, monks defended the military and its Buddhist leadership.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTaking the lives of three key Saṅgha activists as the modern framework of a Sinhala Buddhist worldview, this book examines the limitations of Western theories of peacebuilding and such solutions as federalism and multinationalism. It analyzes Sinhala Buddhist ethnoreligious nationalism and argues for the urgent need to engage Buddhist politics - in Lanka and elsewhere - with approaches and mechanisms that accommodate the Saṅgha as key actors in political reform.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSinhala Buddhism is often studied from a sociological or anthropological standpoint. This book fills a gap by examining the faith and practice of the Sinhala Saṅgha and their followers from a political science perspective.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Suren Raghaven\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1781795746\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781781795743\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Equinox Publishing (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/06\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 294\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.91lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.62d","brand":"Suren Raghaven","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43937988673791,"sku":"9781781795743","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_db2cc92f-3f15-4b6d-a257-4c5a3ae14998.jpg?v=1681433089","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/buddhist-monks-and-the-politics-suren-raghavan-9781781795743","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}