Buddhist Fury - Michael K. Jerryson

Buddhist Fury

Religion and Violence in Southern Thailand
Buch | Softcover
272 Seiten
2011
Oxford University Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-19-979324-2 (ISBN)
44,85 inkl. MwSt
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.
Buddhist violence is not a well-known concept. In fact, it is generally considered an oxymoron. An image of a Buddhist monk holding a handgun or the idea of a militarized Buddhist monastery tends to stretch the imagination; yet these sights exist throughout southern Thailand.
Michael Jerryson offers an exntensive examination of one of the least known but longest-running conflicts of Southeast Asia. Part of this conflict, based primarily in Thailand's southernmost provinces, is fueled by religious divisions. Thailand's total population is over 92 percent Buddhist, but over 85 percent of the people in the southernmost provinces are Muslim. Since 2004, the Thai government has imposed martial law over the territory and combatted a grass-roots militant Malay Muslim insurgency.
Buddhist Fury reveals the Buddhist parameters of the conflict within a global context. Through fieldwork in the conflict area, Jerryson chronicles the habits of Buddhist monks in the militarized zone. Many Buddhist practices remain unchanged. Buddhist monks continue to chant, counsel the laity, and accrue merit. Yet at the same time, 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 shows the dangers of this transformation.

Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Eckerd College - Letters Collegium

INTRODUCTION; BACKGROUNDS; APPROACHES TO RELIGION AND VIOLENCE; NEGOTIATING SUBJECTS; ETHNOGRAPHIC DISCLOSURES; CHAPTER OVERVIEW; LANGUAGE NOTES; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; CONCLUSION; APPENDIX; BIBLIOGRAPHY

Erscheint lt. Verlag 25.8.2011
Verlagsort New York
Sprache englisch
Maße 229 x 152 mm
Gewicht 363 g
Themenwelt Geisteswissenschaften Religion / Theologie Buddhismus
Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie
ISBN-10 0-19-979324-7 / 0199793247
ISBN-13 978-0-19-979324-2 / 9780199793242
Zustand Neuware
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