Editor Affiliation: 1. Iselin Frydenlund: MF Norwegian School of Theology, Religion and Society, Oslo, Norway 2. Michael Jerryson: Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, Youngstown State University, Youngstown, USA
關鍵詞
Buddhist-Muslim relations in Thailand; Buddhist-Muslim relations in Sri Lanka; Buddhist-Muslim relations in Myanmar; Buddhist-Muslim relations in Bangladesh; Pre-modern and pre-colonial policies of religion; Colonial classification of religion; Buddhist constitutionalism; Buddhism and politics; Buddhism and violence; Buddhist nationalisms; Buddhist majorities and non-Buddhist minorities; Muslim minorities in Asia; Buddhist-Muslim relations and trade relations; Buddhist-Muslim relations and economic relations; Inter-religious encounters in Asia; The insurgency in Southern Thailand; The Rohingya crisis; Religion, transnationalism and social media; Anti-Muslim sentiments and practices; Islamophobia in Asia
摘要
This book is the first to critically analyze Buddhist-Muslim relations in Theravada Buddhist majority states in South and Southeast Asia. Asia is home to the largest population of Buddhists and Muslims. In recent years, this interfaith communal living has incurred conflicts, such as the ethnic-religious conflicts in Myanmar, Sri Lanka, and Thailand. Experts from around the world collaborate to provide a comprehensive look into religious pluralism and religious violence. The book is divided into two sections. The first section provides historical background to the three countries with the largest Buddhist-Muslim relations. The second section has chapters that focus on specific encounters between Buddhists and Muslims, which includes anti-Buddhist sentiments in Bangladesh, the role of gender in Muslim-Buddhist relations and the rise of anti-Muslim and anti-Rohingya sentiments in Myanmar. By exploring historical fluctuations over time—paying particular attention to how state-formations condition Muslim-Buddhist entanglements—the book shows the processual and relational aspects of religious identity constructions and Buddhist-Muslim interactions in Theravada Buddhist majority states. Iselin Frydenlund is Professor of Religious Studies and Director of MF CASR at MF Norwegian School of Theology, Religion and Society. She is a specialist of religion and conflict in South and Southeast Asia and has published extensively on issues relating to Buddhism, politics, nationalism and violence in the contemporary period. Michael Jerryson is a Distinguished Professor of Religious Studies at Youngstown State University, USA. He is the Director of the James Dale Ethics Center. Jerryson has authored or edited numerous books and articles. His recent monograph is If You Meet the Buddha: Buddhism, Politics, and Violence (2018).
目次
Foreword v Acknowledgements xiii Contents xv Notes on Contributors xvii List of Figures xxi Chapter 1 An Introduction: Buddhist–Muslim Relations in a Theravada World 1 Part I Historical Country Overviews Chapter 2 Historical Threads of Buddhist–Muslim Relations in Sri Lanka 25 Chapter 3 Buddhist–Muslim Interactions in Burma/Myanmar 63 Chapter 4 Buddhist–Muslim Dynamics in Siam/Thailand 101 Part II Case Studies: Particular Moments of Interaction Chapter 5 Sri Lanka’s Anti-Muslim Movement and Muslim Responses: How Were They Gendered? 139 Chapter 6 A Corpse Necessitates Disentangled Relationships: Boundary Transgression and Boundary-Making in a Buddhist-Muslim Village in Southern Thailand 169 Chapter 7 The Role of Myth in Anti-Muslim Buddhist Nationalism in Myanmar 197 Chapter 8 Arakanese Chittagong Became Mughal Islamabad: Buddhist–Muslim Relationship in Chittagong (Chottrogram), Bangladesh 227 Part III Concluding Thoughts Chapter 9 Buddhists, Muslims and the Construction of Difference 263 Index 299
