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Kingship and Conversion in Sixteenth-Century Sri Lanka: Portuguese Imperialism in a Buddhist Land |
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Strathern, Alan (著)
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| Date | 2008 |
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| Pages | 304 |
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| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
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https://www.cambridge.org/
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| Location | Cambridge, UK [劍橋, 英國] |
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| Series | University of Cambridge Oriental Publications |
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| Series No. | 66 |
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| Content type | 書籍=Book |
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| Language | 英文=English |
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| Note | Author Affiliation: University of Cambridge, UK. |
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| Abstract | When the Portuguese arrived on the shores of Sri Lanka in 1506, they opened an era in which religious identity became central to struggles for power on the island. During the reign of King Bhuvanekabahu VII (1521–51), they became the first European empire to dominate Lankan politics. This book sets out to explain the behaviour of the Portuguese and the Sinhalese as their relationship evolved over the century. Topics covered include the nature of Portuguese imperialism and indigenous state power in the earlier decades, the impact of Catholic mission on this Buddhist society and how this was shaped by local principles of caste, land tenure and religious thought, and the issue of identity. It reveals how indigenist, dynastic, and religious loyalties shaped the increasingly violent conflicts of the later decades. The principal concern is the sacred legitimization of kingship: why was Christian monarchy never truly established in Sri Lanka? |
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| Table of contents | Introduction 1
Part I. The Temporal 19
1. The Kingdom of Koṭṭē 21
2. Portuguese imperialism 35
3. Portuguese relations with Koṭṭē 49
4. Bhuvanekabāhu's sovereignty 61
Part II. The Spiritual 83
5. The mission 85
6. Missionary mentality 113
7. The Buddhism of the Sinhalese 125
Part III. The Temporal and the Spiritual 139
8. The religious obligations of kingship 141
9. The consequences of royal conversion in Koṭṭē and Sītāvaka 164
10. Christianity and Buddhism resurgent 194
Conclusion: some final thoughts on indigenism, identity and kingship 235
Appendix: regnal dates of rulers in Sri Lanka. 252
Bibliography 254
Index 271 |
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| ISBN | 9780521860093 (hbc); 0521860091 |
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| Related reviews | - Book Review: Kingship and Conversion in Sixteenth-Century Sri Lanka: Portuguese Imperialism in a Buddhist Land by Alan Strathern / De Silva, Chandra R. (評論)
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| Created date | 2024.11.26 |
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| Modified date | 2024.11.28 |
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