Author: Tambiah, Stanley Jeyaraja
Title: Buddhism Betrayed? Religion, Politics, and Violence in Sri Lanka
Description: Chicago, University of Chicago Press, (1992). orig.cloth. 22x14cm, xix, 203 pp. 6pp photo illustrations. Slight corner bump, minor rubbing, VG. ¶ Contents: Introduction: The Question; The Period of Buddhist Revivalism, 1860-1915; Politics and Constitutional Progress, 1915-1946; Radical Monks & The Legitimation of Monks' Participation in Politics; The Betrayal & Restoration of Buddhism: Accusations & Remedies; The Betrayal of Buddhism: Report of the Committee of Inquiry; The Social Revolution of 1956 and its Aftermath; The Restoration of Buddhism & the Transformation of Education in the 1960s and 1970s; The 1970s and 1980s: The Deepening Crisis; The Mavbima Surakime Vyaparaya (MSV). The Movement for the Protection of the Motherland; Monks and Violence Face to Face; The Parameters of Buddhist Nationalism & Buddhist Democracy; Epilogue: Sinhalese Identity: The Legacy of the Past: Appendix: Testing some Charges in 'The Betrayal of Buddhism'

Keywords: Buddhist Nationalism, Sinhala Buddhism, Sri Lanka, Political history, Ethnic conflict, Religious parties, Religion & politics, Anthropology, Sociology