Tibet on fire : Buddhism, protest, and the rhetoric of self-immolation /

"Extreme conditions lead to extreme protest, and contradictions between the Buddhist-inflected rhetoric of non-harm and the agony of self-immolation have been accounted for variously. The interpreters create descriptions that reflect, select, and sometimes deflect the reality of the burning cor...

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Main Author:	Whalen-Bridge, John, 1961- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.
Subjects:	Self-immolation > Political aspects > Tibet Region. Self-immolation > Religious aspects > Buddhism. Rhetoric > Political aspects > Tibet Region. Rhetoric > Religious aspects > Buddhism. China > Politics and government > 2002- RELIGION / Buddhism / General (see also PHILOSOPHY / Buddhist) RELIGION / Buddhism / Rituals & Practice. RELIGION / Buddhism / Tibetan.
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