{"product_id":"9780700716814","title":"In Defense of Dharma: Just-War Ideology in Buddhist Sri Lanka","description":"This is the first book to examine war and violence in Sri Lanka through the lens of cross-cultural studies on just-war tradition and theory. In a study that is textual, historical and anthropological, it is argued that the ongoing Sinhala-Tamil conflict is in actual practice often justified by a resort to religious stories that allow for war when Buddhism is in peril. Though Buddhism is commonly assumed to be a religion that never allows for war, this study suggests otherwise, thereby bringing Buddhism into the ethical dialogue on religion and war. Without a realistic consideration of just-war thinking in contemporary Sri Lanka, it will remain impossible to understand the power of religion there to create both peace and war.","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46277973573873,"sku":"9780700716814","price":235.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/5433\/7265\/files\/9780700716814_p0.jpg?v=1784601096","url":"https:\/\/shop.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780700716814","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","version":"1.0","type":"link"}