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Buddhism and nationalism

Year: 2018

Type: book-chapter

Abstract: In parallel with the increased political polarization, the long-running campaign to make Buddhism the national religion of Thailand has intensified since 2005. Nourished by the conflict in southern Thailand between Muslim insurgents and the central state—and the subsequent growing unease between Thai Muslims and Buddhists—but also by the political divisions within the monkhood, this campaign advocates a reinforcement of the links between the monastic community and the political authorities a...

Source: Institut de recherche sur l’Asie du Sud-Est contemporaine eBooks

DOI: 10.4000/books.irasec.2988

Author: Arnaud Dubus

Institution: Research Institute on Contemporary Southeast Asia

Language: English

Topic: Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies

Subfield: Political Science and International Relations

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2915970169

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