Religion and Politics in Sri Lanka: (Record no. 39043)
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| fixed length control field | 02181nam a22001817a 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9788194496281 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 322.105493 |
| Item number | PHA-R |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Phadnis, Urmila |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Religion and Politics in Sri Lanka: |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | Urmila Phadnis |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | New Delhi: |
| Name of publisher | Manohar Publication, |
| Year of publication | 2020. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | xi,376p. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | This study attempts to analyse the interaction between the religious and political systems in Sri Lanka over the past 2,500 years since Buddhism was introduced in the island. It traces the evolution of the Sinhalese Buddhist system and its relationship with the sources of political power from the early era of Kandyan kingdoms through the colonial rule of the Dutch, the Portuguese and the British, right up to the contemporary period. Against this background, the author appraises the structure and functions of the Sangha in order to identify the continuities and discontinuities in the religious system and assesses the impact of the dominant social, economic and political factors on it in different periods of history. She also examines the role of the professional elites in electoral politics and their influence on the religious policies of various political parties since the country achieved independence in 1948. Based on Sinhalese and English sources and on extensive interviews with both the Bhikkus and the lay leaders in Sri Lanka, the work is the first in-depth probe into the role of Bhikkus as pressure groups in the formulation and implementation of cultural, economic, political and foreign policies. Finally, the study evaluates the changes in the religious system itself because of its involvement in secular affairs. It also spells out the chal-lenges confronting the monastic order in modern Sri Lanka and its varied responses in the context of similar dilemmas facing the professional religious elites in the ‘third-world’ countries |
| 546 ## - LANGUAGE NOTE | |
| Language note | English |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Bhikku Organisations |
| Form subdivision | Politics |
| General subdivision | Religion |
| Geographic subdivision | Sri Lanka |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Sinhalese Buddhist system |
| Form subdivision | Party system |
| General subdivision | Religion |
| Geographic subdivision | Sri Lanka |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Politics |
| General subdivision | Religion |
| Geographic subdivision | Sri Lanka |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Dewey Decimal Classification |
| Koha item type | Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Accession Number | Date last seen | Cost, replacement price | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| NASSDOC Library | NASSDOC Library | 21/03/2024 | Rajasthani Granthagar | 1079.39 | 322.105493 PHA-R | 54092 | 22/04/2024 | 1495.00 | 18/03/2024 | Books |