Buddhism and Ethnic Conflict in Sri Lanka ARCHITECTURE / Professional Practice

Buddhism and Ethnic Conflict in Sri Lanka ARCHITECTURE / Professional PracticeLooks at how a spiritual tradition can be appropriated by those involved in ethno nationalist conflict. Patrick Grant explores the relationship between Buddhism and violent ethnic conflict in modern Sri Lanka using the concept of "regressive inversion." Regressive inversion occurs when universal teaching, such as that of the Buddha, is redeployed to supercharge passions associated with the kinds of group loyalty that the universal teaching itself

Explores the work of Anne Conway

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28 essays ranging from Old Kingdom to Late Antiquity

from communication and commerce to entertainment and education

with a focus on recent trends and advances

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critics and artists from across the world