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Buddhism, Violence, and the State in Burma (myanmar) and Sri Lanka
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Schober, Juliane |
| Copyright Year | 2006 |
| Abstract | Much of recent public and academic discourse on the intersections of religion with conflict in general, and communal violence in particular, has been limited by generalizations about particular religions and a presumably universal conception of the secular. Such discussions often entail implicit presumptions about propensities, an Aessence@ or even authenticity of particular religious traditions and their practical or doctrinal stance towards violence. By illuminating the place of violence in Buddhism, I hope to dispel the notion that religions embracing a doctrine of non-violence are necessarily immune to it. Similarly, religious justifications for violence do not necessarily translate into actuality. My intention is instead to point to the ways in which religious discourse, an universal anthropological phenomenon, tends to intersect with other sources of conflict to augment a potential for violence. |
| Starting Page | 61 |
| Ending Page | 79 |
| Page Count | 19 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.4324/9780203967485-13 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.phil.uni-passau.de/fileadmin/dokumente/lehrstuehle/korff/pdf/conferences/paper_j._schober.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203967485-13 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
