{"product_id":"world-conqueror-and-world-renouncer-a-study-of-buddhism-and-polity-in-thailand-against-a-historical-background-paperback-9780521292900","title":"World Conqueror and World Renouncer; A Study of Buddhism and Polity in Thailand against a Historical Background (Paperback) 9780521292900","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eWorld Conqueror and World Renouncer\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Study of Buddhism and Polity in Thailand against a Historical Background\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis is the first comprehensive and authoritative work on the relationship between Buddhism and the polity in Thailand.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eS. J. Tambiah (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521292900, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 30 November 1977\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e568 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.9 x 3.2 cm, 0.957 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eWorld Conqueror and World Renouncer is the first comprehensive and authoritative work on the relationship between Buddhism and the polity (political organization) in Thailand. The book conveys the historical background necessary for full comprehension of the contemporary structural relationship between Buddhism, the sangha (monastic order), and the polity, including the historic institution of kingship. Professor Tambiah delineates the overall relationship, as postulated in early Buddhism, between the monk's otherworldly quest on one side and the this-worldly ordinating role of the monarchy on the other. He also examines the complementary and dialectical tensions that occur in this classical relationship, the king's duty to both protect and purify the sangha being a notable example.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePart I: 1. Introduction: Reconstructing a Journey\u003cbr\u003e 2. From Rajadharma (the King's \"Whole Duty\") to Dharmaraja (the \"Righteous Ruler\")\u003cbr\u003e 3. The Brahmanical Theory of Society and Kingship\u003cbr\u003e 4. The Early Buddhist Conception of World Process, Dharma, and Kingship\u003cbr\u003e 5. Asoka Maurya: The Paradigm\u003cbr\u003e 6. Thai Kingship and Polity in Historical Perspective 7. The Galactic Polity\u003cbr\u003e 8. The Kingdom of Ayutthaya: Design and Process\u003cbr\u003e 9. Asokan and Sinhalese Traditions Concerning the Purification of the Sangha\u003cbr\u003e 10. The Sangha and the Polity: From Ayutthaya to Bangkok\u003cbr\u003e 11. The Nineteenth-Century Achievements of Religion and Sangha\u003cbr\u003e Appendix to Chapter 11: The Symbolization of Monarchy in the Nineteenth Century\u003cbr\u003e 12. The Sangha Acts of 1902, 1941, and 1963\u003cbr\u003e Part II: 13. The Composition and Distribution of Religious Personnel: What the Figures Say\u003cbr\u003e 14. Monkhood as an Avenue of Social Mobility\u003cbr\u003e 15. Monastic Careers and Monastic Network\u003cbr\u003e Appendix to Chapter 15: Monastic Networks in Christian Europe and Thailand\u003cbr\u003e 16. Patronage of the Sangha and the Legitimation of the Polity\u003cbr\u003e 17. Reformism and Ideological Transformation Based on Tradition\u003cbr\u003e 18. Missionary Monks (Thammathud) and National Development\u003cbr\u003e Appendix to Chapter 18: The Monks' Universities\u003cbr\u003e 19. The Politics of National Development and the Symbols c Legitimacy\u003cbr\u003e 20. Dialectical Tensions, Continuities, Transformations, and the Uses of the Past\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Social \u0026amp; cultural anthropology, ethnography [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Social \u0026amp; cultural anthropology, ethnography\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Social%20\u0026amp;%20cultural%20anthropology,%20ethnography%20%5BJHMC%5D%22\"\u003eJHMC\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46003300892952,"sku":"9780521292900","price":36.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521292900i_754529e0-ed81-4982-85a0-b9d5afc8200d.jpg?v=1691374700","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/world-conqueror-and-world-renouncer-a-study-of-buddhism-and-polity-in-thailand-against-a-historical-background-paperback-9780521292900","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}