Buddhism, Legitimation, and Conflict / / Peter A. Jackson.
The fundamental premise of this study is that the Buddhist sangha and Buddhist teachings play a key symbolic role in legitimating the exercise of secular power in Thailand. The author argues that a clear appreciation of the political legitimatory function of Buddhism provides the key to understandin...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Archive (pre 2000) eBook Package |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Singapore : : ISEAS Publishing, , [1989] ©1989 |
| Year of Publication: | 1989 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (246 p.) |
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