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Precarious balance : Sinhala Buddhism and the forces of pluralism
- Title
- Precarious balance : Sinhala Buddhism and the forces of pluralism / Bardwell L. Smith.
- Author
- Smith, Bardwell L., 1925-2022
- Publication
- Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2022.
- ©2022
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Details
- Description
- xvii, 186 pages; 24 cm.
- Summary
- "This book explores the history of Buddhism in Sri Lanka from one of its earliest kings to its present-day conflicts"--
- Series Statement
- Studies in religion and culture
- Uniform Title
- Studies in religion and culture (Charlottesville, Va.)
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Essays.
- History.
- Informational works.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Concepts of an ideal social order as portrayed in the chronicles of Ceylon -- Kingship, the sangha, and the process of legitimation in the Anurādhapura period, third century BCE to tenth century CE -- Varieties of religious assimilation in early Medieval Sri Lanka -- The pursuit of equilibrium: Polonnaruva as a ceremonial center, 993-1293 -- Sinhalese Buddhism and its modern quests for identity: the dilemmas of a pluralistic society -- Identity issues of Sinhalas and Tamils: dilemmas of identity in the throes of social conflict -- Epilogue: a vision of pluralism enacted.
- Call Number
- JFE 22-3734
- ISBN
- 9780813945378
- 0813945372
- 9780813945385
- 0813945380
- LCCN
- 2022012101
- 40031311966
- 40031321714
- OCLC
- 1322051163
- Author
- Smith, Bardwell L., 1925-2022, author.
- Title
- Precarious balance : Sinhala Buddhism and the forces of pluralism / Bardwell L. Smith.
- Publisher
- Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2022.
- Copyright Date
- ©2022
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Studies in religion and cultureStudies in religion and culture (Charlottesville, Va.)
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Form:
- Online version: Smith, Bardwell L., 1925- Precarious balance. Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2022 9780813945392 (DLC) 2022012102
- Other Standard Identifier
- 4003131196640031321714
- Research Call Number
- JFE 22-3734