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DESCRIPTION:Benjamin SchothalAssociate Professor of Buddhism and Asian Reli
 gionsUniversity of OtagoNew ZealandOf the seven countries in South and Sou
 theast Asia with majority-Buddhist populations\, six give special status a
 nd/or protections to Buddhism in their constitutions. These constitutional
  prerogatives give clear symbolic prestige to the majority religion. Yet w
 hat effects do such prerogatives have on the ways in which citizens unders
 tand and practice Buddhism in their daily lives? In this talk\, I consider
  this and other questions in the context of Sri Lanka—a country that\, for
  the last four decades\, has given Buddhism “the foremost place” in its co
 nstitution.Sponsored by the South Asia Center\, Moynihan Institute of Glob
 al Affairs\, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs\,&nbsp\;Syra
 cuse University\nCollege of Law\, and Department of Religion.For more info
 rmation\, please contact Emera Bridger Wilson\, elbridge@syr.edu. 
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SUMMARY:Pyrrhic Constitutionalism? Buddhism\, Secularism and the Limits of 
 Law in Sri Lanka - SAC
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Benjamin Schothal<br>Associate Professor of
  Buddhism and Asian Religions<br>University of Otago<br>New Zealand</p><p>
 <br></p><p>Of the seven countries in South and Southeast Asia with majorit
 y-Buddhist populations\, six give special status and/or protections to Bud
 dhism in their constitutions. These constitutional prerogatives give clear
  symbolic prestige to the majority religion. Yet what effects do such prer
 ogatives have on the ways in which citizens understand and practice Buddhi
 sm in their daily lives? In this talk\, I consider this and other question
 s in the context of Sri Lanka—a country that\, for the last four decades\,
  has given Buddhism “the foremost place” in its constitution.</p><p><br></
 p><p>Sponsored by the South Asia Center\, Moynihan Institute of Global Aff
 airs\, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs\,&nbsp\;Syracuse U
 niversity\nCollege of Law\, and Department of Religion.</p><p><br></p><p>F
 or more information\, please contact Emera Bridger Wilson\, elbridge@syr.e
 du. </p>
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