β Scribed by Patrick Grant
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Looks at how a spiritual tradition can be appropriated by those involved in ethno-nationalist conflict.
Title page
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Contents......Page 9
Preface......Page 11
PART I. READING BUDDHISM......Page 17
1. Vedic Tradition and the Buddha: How to Say the Unsayable......Page 19
2. Buddhism: The Art of the Detached Agonist......Page 33
PART II. READING SRI LANKA......Page 59
3. Sri Lanka: Buddhist Self-Representation and the Genesis of the Modern Conflict......Page 61
4. Anagarika Dharmapala: Buddhism, Science, and the Crisis of Historical Imagination......Page 83
5. Walpola Rahula and Gamini: Salgado Buddhism, Dialogue,and the Political Imaginary......Page 97
6. J. R. Jayewardene: Playing with Fire......Page 113
7. Conclusion......Page 129
Notes......Page 133
Suggestions for Further Reading......Page 151
B......Page 157
F......Page 158
M......Page 159
R......Page 160
V......Page 161
Y......Page 162
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