{"product_id":"in-defense-of-dharma-just-war-ideology-in-buddhist-sri-lanka-9780700716821","title":"In Defense of Dharma: Just-War Ideology in Buddhist Sri Lanka","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Tessa J. Bartholomeusz\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Routledge\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Routledge\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Buddhism - History\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the first book to examine war and violence in Sri Lanka through the lens of cross-cultural studies on just-war tradition and theory. In a study that is textual, historical and anthropological, it is argued that the ongoing Sinhala-Tamil conflict is in actual practice often justified by a resort to religious stories that allow for war when Buddhism is in peril. Though Buddhism is commonly assumed to be a religion that never allows for war, this study suggests otherwise, thereby bringing Buddhism into the ethical dialogue on religion and war. Without a realistic consideration of just-war thinking in contemporary Sri Lanka, it will remain impossible to understand the power of religion there to create both peace and war.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Routledge","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46290325143703,"sku":"9780700716821","price":4907.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780700716821.webp?v=1769304257","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/in-defense-of-dharma-just-war-ideology-in-buddhist-sri-lanka-9780700716821","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}