Buddhism, power and political order/
Ian Harris
- 1st ed.
- London: Routledge, 2007.
- 237 p.
1 Introduction - Buddhism, power and politics in Theravada Buddhist lands IAN HARRIS 2 Idealism and pragmatism: A dilemma in the current monastic education systems of Burma and Thailand VEN. KHAMMAI DHAMMASAMI 3 Rajadhamma confronts Loiathan: Burmese political theory in the 1870s ANDREW HUXLEY 4 Colonial knowledge and Buddhist education in Burma JULIANE SCHOBER 5 Reconstructing the Cambodian polity: Buddhism, kingship and the quest for legitimacy PETER GYALLAY-PAP 6 The Cambodian hospital for monks JOHN MARSTON 7 Buddhism, power and political order in pre-twentieth century Laos VOLKER GRABOWSKY 8 Past, present and future in Buddhist prophetic literature of the Lao PETER KORET 9 In defence of the nation: The cult of Nang Thoranee in northeast Thailand ELIZABETH GUTHRIE 10 King, sangha and brahmans: Ideology, ritual and power in pre-modern Siam PETER SKILLING