Buddhist Fury: Religion and Violence in Southern Thailand
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| Rating | : | 4.82 (890 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0199793247 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-08-10 |
| Language | : | English |
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"A superb critical case studyJerryson s groundbreaking study significantly advances our understanding of the phenomena and problem of Thai racism, processes of racialisation of truth, and the particularistic mundane truth of Buddhist religiosity and its dark uses."--Journal of Religion andViolence"An important and provocative studyIt will have a beneficial impact on scholarship about the conflict in the south if it encourages scholars to shift the emphasis in explaining conflict as due to the tired stereotype of rad
Michael Jerryson is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Youngstown State University.
Buddhist Fury reveals the Buddhist parameters of the conflict within a global context. Michael Jerryson offers an extensive examination of one of the least known but longest-running conflicts of Southeast Asia. An image of a Buddhist monk holding a handgun or the idea of a militarized Buddhist monastery tends to stretch the imagination; yet these sights exist throughout southern Thailand. Yet at the same time, monks zealously advocate Buddhist nationalism, act as covert military officers, and equip themselves with guns. Buddhist monks continue to chant, counsel the laity, and accrue merit. Many Buddhist practices remain unchanged. Through fieldwork in the conflict area, Jerryson chronicles the habits of Buddhist monks in the militarized zone. Since 2004, the Thai government has imposed martial law over the territory and combatted a grass-roots militant Malay Muslim insurgency. Thailand's total population is over 92 percent Buddhist, but over 85 percent of the people in the southernmost provinces are Muslim. In fact, it is generally considered an oxymoron. Buddhist violence is not a well-known concept. Buddhist Fury displays the methods by which religion alters the nature of the conflict and shows the dangers of this transformation.. Part of this conflict, based primarily in Thailand's southernmost provinces, is fueled by religious divisions
An important study with wide ranging implications J. J. Stewart This book is a valuable contribution to the study of Buddhism in general. In particular, it throws light on the complex ways that violence and Buddhism intersect in Theravada Buddhist countries. Many believe that violence is anti-thetical to the basic tenets of Buddhism. Though this may be true, . Grossly sensationalized distortions of reality. Yellow propaganda. As an American who has just returned from Thailand after living there for nearly ten years, I am completely puzzled by this book's claims. The writer claims his insights are based on fieldwork, but, based on his obvious misunderstandings of Thai Buddhist practice, Thai culture, and the situation . False Info This is completely biased and giving wrong impression about Buddhism. Looks like this author doesn't know what's exactly going on in Southern Thailand or he deliberately misinforms general public.