Ultranationalist Buddhist Rhetoric in Sri Lanka
Anti-Muslim sentiments in Sri Lanka can be attributed to the spread of ultranationalist Buddhist rhetoric propagated by Buddhist extremist groups which use Buddhism to justify their narrative. The ambivalent nature of religion allows it to be interpreted by its adherents both as a source of violence...
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| author | Nursheila Muez Lin, Jessica Yeo Jia |
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| description | Anti-Muslim sentiments in Sri Lanka can be attributed to the spread of ultranationalist Buddhist rhetoric propagated by Buddhist extremist groups which use Buddhism to justify their narrative. The ambivalent nature of religion allows it to be interpreted by its adherents both as a source of violence and a source of peace. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/883272020-11-01T07:47:18Z Ultranationalist Buddhist Rhetoric in Sri Lanka Nursheila Muez Lin, Jessica Yeo Jia S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies East Asia and Asia Pacific General Anti-Muslim sentiments in Sri Lanka can be attributed to the spread of ultranationalist Buddhist rhetoric propagated by Buddhist extremist groups which use Buddhism to justify their narrative. The ambivalent nature of religion allows it to be interpreted by its adherents both as a source of violence and a source of peace. 2018-03-22T03:31:12Z 2019-12-06T17:00:50Z 2018-03-22T03:31:12Z 2019-12-06T17:00:50Z 2018 Commentary Muez, N., & Lin, J. Y. J. (2018). Ultranationalist Buddhist Rhetoric in Sri Lanka. (RSIS Commentaries, No. 048). RSIS Commentaries. Singapore: Nanyang Technological University. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/88327 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/44600 en RSIS Commentaries, 048-18 Nanyang Technological University 3 p. application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | East Asia and Asia Pacific General Nursheila Muez Lin, Jessica Yeo Jia Ultranationalist Buddhist Rhetoric in Sri Lanka |
| title | Ultranationalist Buddhist Rhetoric in Sri Lanka |
| title_full | Ultranationalist Buddhist Rhetoric in Sri Lanka |
| title_fullStr | Ultranationalist Buddhist Rhetoric in Sri Lanka |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ultranationalist Buddhist Rhetoric in Sri Lanka |
| title_short | Ultranationalist Buddhist Rhetoric in Sri Lanka |
| title_sort | ultranationalist buddhist rhetoric in sri lanka |
| topic | East Asia and Asia Pacific General |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/88327 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/44600 |
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