Buddhism in a Dark Age: Cambodian Monks under Pol Pot 9780824865771
This pioneering study of the fate of Buddhism during the communist period in Cambodia puts a human face on a dark period
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English Pages 256 [257] Year 2012
Table of contents :
Contents
Acknowledgments
Note on Transliteration
Introduction
Chapter one. Unraveling of the Buddhist State
Chapter 2. Buddhism and the Origins of Cambodian Communism
Chapter Three. Buddhism and Khmer Communism A Shared Conceptual Terrain
Chapter Four. Dealing with Monks
Chapter Five. Buddhist Practice and Material Culture under the Khmer Rouge
Chapter Six. Monk Mortality and the Destruction of Institutional Buddhism
Chapter Seven Aftermath Rebuilding the Sańgha under Socialism
Conclusion
Notes
Abbreviations and Glossary
Bibliography
Index
Contents
Acknowledgments
Note on Transliteration
Introduction
Chapter one. Unraveling of the Buddhist State
Chapter 2. Buddhism and the Origins of Cambodian Communism
Chapter Three. Buddhism and Khmer Communism A Shared Conceptual Terrain
Chapter Four. Dealing with Monks
Chapter Five. Buddhist Practice and Material Culture under the Khmer Rouge
Chapter Six. Monk Mortality and the Destruction of Institutional Buddhism
Chapter Seven Aftermath Rebuilding the Sańgha under Socialism
Conclusion
Notes
Abbreviations and Glossary
Bibliography
Index
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