From: Michael Jerryson <c.a.religion.violence@PROTECTED>
Date: October 12, 2016 at 9:30:13 PM EDT
To: Michael Jerryson <mjerryson@PROTECTED>, Jamel Velji <jvelji@PROTECTED>
Subject: Journal of Religion and Violence, 4.2 (Buddhism and Blasphemy)
Dear all:Matthew KingShane StratePaul FullerStephen JenkinsMichael JerrysonThe table of contents for the articles are, as follows (the introduction is open access):While there has been previous work on Buddhism and blasphemy, this is the first time such an issue has been collectively addressed and framed in the contemporary period.I have pleased to report the publication of a special issue in the Journal of Religion and Violence: "Buddhism, Blasphemy, and Violence."
Introduction: Buddhism, Blasphemy, and Violence
Debate, Magic, and Massacre: The High Stakes and Ethical Dynamics of Battling Slanderers of the Dharma in Indian Narrative and Ethical Theory
The Idea of ‘Blasphemy’ in the Pāli Canon and Modern Myanmar
The Sukhothai Incident: Buddhist Heritage, Mormon Missionaries, and Religious Desecration in Thailand
Giving Milk to Snakes: A Socialist “Dharma Minister” and a “Stubborn” Monk on How to Reject the Dharma in Revolutionary Buryatia and Khalkhawarmly,Michael--Michael and JamelCo-chairs of the Comparative Approach to Religion and Violence
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