1. Mari Miyamoto is an associate professor of South Asian studies and political anthropology at the Faculty of Business and Commerce within Keio University, Japan.
2. Jan Magnusson is an associate professor in the School of Social Work at Lund University, Sweden.
3. Frank J. Korom is a professor of religion and anthropology at Boston University.
關鍵詞
nonviolence; tsethar; Buddhism; Bhutan; religious nationalism; slaughter
摘要
This article explores the shifting role of slaughter and meat consumption in Bhutan as a result of the recent religionization of Bhutanese politics and as a case of religious nationalism. It argues that there is a tension between customary meat consumption and traditional blood sacrifice and the Buddhist nonviolent ritual practice of tsethar that is propagated as a central part of modern Bhutanese nationalism and good citizenship. This tension has created a situation where animal welfare and vegetarianism are dominant in the public discourse while slaughter and meat consumption still continue—but as concealed and obscure practices. The article presents data from ethnographic fieldwork and other sources to demonstrate how this process has played out in practice.
目次
Anti-slaughter regulation and the expansion of tsethar practice 123 The Buddhist practice of animal release 126 Religious nationalism 127 Anti-meat and slaughter laws: The legal codification of Buddhist doctrine 129 Dealing with the meat stigma in practice 131 The makhep: A boep, darley warrar, or hla-gap 134 More meat, less killing 136 Conclusion 137 Authors 138 Notes 139 References 141
