Author Affiliation: Associate professor, Adelphi University, USA.
關鍵詞
refugees; Agamben; democracy; Buddhism
摘要
An exploration of human rights violations against the Rohingya population, led by a Buddhist extremist group and under the watch of democracy icon, Aung San Suu Kyi, can shed light on the interplay of religion and Myanmar’s state sovereignty as it emerges within a long history of British rule and domestic military dictatorship. This article suggests that the dynamic between religion and the burgeoning democracy in Myanmar can help explain why the romanticized narratives about wandering monks in Buddhist history and philosophy do not reflect the life of stateless people in Agamben’s work.
目次
Abstract 291 Keywords 291 Bare Life and the Displacement of a Democracy Icon 292 The State of Exception and Human Rights 295 Religion and the State 297 Monks, Refuge, and Refugees 302 Political Engagement and the Middle Path 304 Compassion and Care 310 Possible Resistance from Theravadin Buddhist Monks 312 Conclusion 315 Notes 317
