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Buddhism in a Dark Age by Ian Harris
This pioneering study of the fate of Buddhism during the communist period in Cambodia puts a human face on a dark period in Cambodia's history. It is the first sustained analysis of the widely held assumption that the Khmer Rouge under Pol Pot had a centralized plan to liquidate the entire monastic order.
Based on a thorough analysis of interview transcripts and a large body of contemporary manuscript material, it offers a nuanced view that attempts to move beyond the horrific monastic death toll and fully evaluate the damage to the Buddhist sangha under Democratic Kampuchea.
The book concludes with a discussion of the slow re-establishment and official supervision of the Buddhist order during the People's Republic of Kampuchea period.
Book Details
| Title: | Buddhism in a Dark Age: Cambodian Monks Under Pol Pot |
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| Author: | Ian Harris |
| ISBN-10: | 0824835611 |
| ISBN-13: | 978-0824835613 |
| Publisher: | University of Hawaii Press |
| Length: | 288 pages |
| Language: | English |
| Dimensions: | 5.9 x 8.9 x 0.8 inches |
| Weight: | 14.1 ounces |
| File Size (Kindle): | 3753 KB |
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