Buddhist Fury Religion and Violence in Southern Thailand

Name: Buddhist Fury Religion and Violence in Southern Thailand
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ISBN: 9780199793242

ISBN-10: 0199793247

ISBN-13: 9780199793242

Edition: 2011

Authors: Michael K. Jerryson

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Buddhist violence is not a well-known concept. In fact, it is generally considered an oxymoron. 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. Michael Jerryson offers an exntensive examination of one of the least known but longest-running conflicts of Southeast Asia. Part of this conflict, based primarily in Thailand's southernmost provinces, is fueled by religious divisions. Thailand's total population is over 92 percent Buddhist, but over 85 percent of the people in the southernmost provinces are Muslim. Since 2004, the Thai government has imposed martial…

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List price: $44.99
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 7/28/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 272
Size: 6.10" wide x 9.09" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English



Introduction


Backgrounds


Approaches To Religion and Violence


Negotiating Subjects


Ethno Graphic Disclosures


Chapter Overview


Language Notes


Acknowledgments



Histories


The Didactics of a Master Narrative


The Didactics of Counter Narratives


Problems of Periodization


Identities Outside Polarities


Conclusion



Representation


The Monastic Catalyst


The Power of Representation


The Political Origin of Thai Buddhism


Nation-State Building and Monastic Representation


Politicizing Monks In Violence: Volunteer Monk


Defacing a Representation


An Equation For Buddhist Violence


Conclusion



Practice


Practice and Performativity


The Routinization of Terror


The Power of Words


A Platform For Action: Buddhist Nationalism


Conclusion



Militarization


Contextualizing Militarization


Military Monks


Military Monks in Buddhist Traditions


Monastic To Military Compound


Militant Practices At The Wat


Conclusion



Identity


Race/Ethnicity in Thai Studies


Thai Identity and Religion


Historical Influences


Twentieth-Century Developments


Race, Religion, and Violence


Geography and Racial Metastasis


Structural and Individual Efficacy


Conclusion


Conclusion


The Impact of Violence On Monks


Epistemologies


Appendix


Notes


Bibliography


Index