| World Conqueror and World Renouncer: A Study of Buddhism and Polity in Thailand Against a Historical Background Revised Edition Contributor(s): Tambiah, S. J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521292905 ISBN-13: 9780521292900 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $47.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 1977 Annotation: This is the first comprehensive and authoritative work on the relationship between Buddhism and the polity in Thailand. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Religion | Buddhism - General (see Also Philosophy - Buddhist) |
| Dewey: 294.337 |
| LCCN: 76008290 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology |
| Physical Information: 1.27" H x 6" W x 9" (1.81 lbs) 568 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Buddhist |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |