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| Sinhala Cultural and Buddhist Patriotic Organizations in Contemporary Sri Lanka | ||
| 作者 | Matthews, Bruce (著) |
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| 出處題名 | Pacific Affairs |
| 卷期 | v.61 n.4 Winter |
| 出版日期 | 1988/1989 |
| 頁次 | 620 - 632 |
| 出版者 | Pacific Affairs, University of British Columbia |
| 出版者網址 | http://pacificaffairs.ubc.ca/ |
| 出版地 | Vancouver, BC, Canada [溫哥華, 哥倫比亞省, 加拿大] |
| 資料類型 | 期刊論文=Journal Article |
| 使用語言 | 英文=English |
| 附註項 | Author Affiliation: Acadia University, Canada. |
| 摘要 | A recent increase in the number of Sinhala "patriotic organizations" is directly related to communal tensions in Sri Lanka. Many of these invoke Buddhism in one way or another to define their purpose, reflecting the religio-cultural dimension of the current conflict. This paper examines this phenomenon from two perspectives. First it investigates the origins of these organizations, and traces out their ideologies. The question of their leadership is also raised. By way of example, two prominent leaders (one a monk, one a lay person) are isolated for review. A second issue addressed is the importance of these organizations in the politics of Sri Lanka today. It is argued that the thirty-odd relatively significant Sinhala groups have no centralized leadership, are ideologically fickle, and so far have insufficient roost at the village level. Nonetheless, participation in them (or empathy for their aims) reflects a wide range of classes and castes. The organizations are visible reminders of the distress and strain the Sinhalese community endures. As such, they are the merest manifestation of a profound depth of anxiety, discontent and uncertainty. |
| ISSN | 0030851X (P); 17153379 (E) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2760525 |
| 點閱次數 | 78 |
| 建檔日期 | 2025.04.23 |
| 更新日期 | 2025.04.28 |
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