Buddhism, Conflict and Violence in Modern Sri Lanka
Edited by Mahinda Deegalle
Series: Routledge Critical Studies in Buddhism
List Price: $39.95
Add to Cart- ISBN: 978-0-415-54441-2
- Binding: Paperback (also available in Hardback)
- Published by: Routledge
- Publication Date: 04/29/2009
- Pages: 300
Bio
Dr Mahinda Deegalle is Senior Lecturer in the Study of Religions at Bath Spa University. His research interests are Buddhist Preaching, Mahayana Buddhism in Sri Lanka and Violence and Peacebuilding. He is the co-editor of Pali Buddhism (Curzon, 1996), and is currently researching on Buddhist monks’ involvement in Parliamentary Politics.
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