If You Meet the Buddha on the Road

All in all, Michael Jerryson's newest book constitutes yet another noteworthy contribution to this deeply compelling area of interface between religion and violence.

Auteur
Michael Jerryson is Professor of Religious Studies at Youngstown University. He is the co-editor of the Oxford Handbook of Religion and Violence and the editor of the Oxford Handbook of Contemporary Buddhism.

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Drawing on Buddhist treatments of violence, this book explores Buddhist invocation, support, or justification of war, conflict, state violence, and gender discrimination. In addition, it examines the ways in which Buddhists address violence as military chaplains, cope with violence in a conflict zone, and serve as witnesses of blasphemy to Buddhism.

Contenu

• Introduction: The Quandry of Buddhism and Violence

• I. Buddhist Paths to Violence

• II. State Violence and Buddhist Monks

• III. The Violence of Gender Discrimination

• IV. The Negotiaton of Violence: Buddhist Military Chaplains

• V. The Violence of Trauma: Buddhist and Muslim Coping Strategies

• VI. Violence against Buddha: A History of Blasphemy

• Postscript: Buddhist Authority, Politics, and Violence

• Bibliography