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  • Courts, Constitutions and Karma

    Buddhism, Law and the Practices of Legal Pluralism in Sri Lanka

    by Benjamin Schonthal ...
    Series series Cambridge Studies in Law and Society
    Although rarely acknowledged, Buddhist monastics are among the most active lawmakers and jurists in Asia, operating sophisticated networks of courts and constitutions while also navigating—and shaping—secular legal systems. This book provides the first in-depth study of Buddhist monastic law and its entanglements with state law in Sri Lanka from 1800 to the present. Rather than a top-down account ... Read more

    $122.99 USD

  • Buddhism, Politics and the Limits of Law

    The Pyrrhic Constitutionalism of Sri Lanka

    by Benjamin Schonthal ...
    Series series Comparative Constitutional Law and Policy
    It is widely assumed that a well-designed and well-implemented constitution can help ensure religious harmony in modern states. Yet how correct is this assumption? Drawing on groundbreaking research from Sri Lanka, this book argues persuasively for another possibility: when it comes to religion, relying on constitutional law may not be helpful, but harmful; constitutional practice may give way to ... Read more

    $38.59 USD

  • Toleration in Comparative Perspective

    by Purushottama Bilimoria, Benjamin Schonthal, Koichiro Matsuda, Vicki A. Spencer, Anne Mocko, Kam-por Yu, Takashi Shogimen, Neelima Shukla-Bhatt, Xiaogan Liu, Scott L. Pratt0, Ken Tsutsumibayashi1, Karen Barkey2, Asma Afsaruddin3 ...
    Series series Global Encounters: Studies in Comparative Political Theory
    Toleration in Comparative Perspective is a collection of essays that explores conceptions of toleration and tolerance in Asia and the West. It tests the common assumption in Western political discourse and contemporary political theory that toleration is a uniquely Western virtue. Toleration in modern Western philosophy is understood as principled noninterference in the practices and beliefs of ... Read more

    $105.29 USD

  • Buddhism and Comparative Constitutional Law

    Edited by Tom Ginsburg, Benjamin Schonthal ...
    Series series Comparative Constitutional Law and Policy
    Buddhism and Comparative Constitutional Law offers the first comprehensive account of the entanglements of Buddhism and constitutional law in Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Tibet, Bhutan, China, Mongolia, Korea, and Japan. Bringing together an interdisciplinary team of experts, the volume offers a complex portrait of “the Buddhist-constitutional complex,” demonstrating the ... Read more

    $114.79 USD