- Hardcover: 565 pages
- Publisher: Cambridge University Press (Aug 27 1976)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0521211409
- ISBN-13: 978-0521211406
- Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 626 g
- See Complete Table of Contents
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World Conqueror and World Renouncer is the first comprehensive and authoritative work on the relationship between Buddhism and the polity (political organization) in Thailand. The book conveys the historical background necessary for full comprehension of the contemporary structural relationship between Buddhism, the sangha (monastic order), and the polity, including the historic institution of kingship. Professor Tambiah delineates the overall relationship, as postulated in early Buddhism, between the monk's otherworldly quest on one side and the this-worldly ordinating role of the monarchy on the other. He also examines the complementary and dialectical tensions that occur in this classical relationship, the king's duty to both protect and purify the sangha being a notable example.
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World Conqueror and World Renouncer is the first comprehensive and authoritative work on the relationship between Buddhism and the polity (political organization) in Thailand.
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Buddhism, politics ab=nd the Southeast Asian World, Feb 14 2002
By Mark R. Woodward "Merapi" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: World Conqueror and World Renouncer: A Study of Buddhism and Polity in Thailand against a Historical Background (Paperback)
This is one of the most important books ever written about Buddhism and politics in Thailand and Southeast Asia more generally. It has shaped the views of generations of scholars. It is required reading for anyone who seeks to understand the religious and political systems of Southeast Asia.
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