Kingship and conversion in sixteenth-century Sri Lanka : Portuguese imperialism in a Buddhist land
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Kingship and conversion in sixteenth-century Sri Lanka : Portuguese imperialism in a Buddhist land
(University of Cambridge Oriental publications, 66)
Cambridge University Press, 2007
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 254-270) and index
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Description
When the Portuguese arrived on the shores of Sri Lanka in 1506, they opened an era in which religious identity became central to struggles for power on the island. During the reign of King Bhuvanekabahu VII (1521-51), they became the first European empire to dominate Lankan politics. This book sets out to explain the behaviour of the Portuguese and the Sinhalese as their relationship evolved over the century. Topics covered include the nature of Portuguese imperialism and indigenous state power in the earlier decades, the impact of Catholic mission on this Buddhist society and how this was shaped by local principles of caste, land tenure and religious thought, and the issue of identity. It reveals how indigenist, dynastic, and religious loyalties shaped the increasingly violent conflicts of the later decades. The principal concern is the sacred legitimization of kingship: why was Christian monarchy never truly established in Sri Lanka?
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Part I. The Temporal: 1. The Kingdom of Kotte
- 2. Portuguese imperialism
- 3. Portuguese relations with Kotte
- 4. Bhuvanekabahu's sovereignty
- Part II. The Spiritual: 5. The mission
- 6. Missionary mentality
- 7. The Buddhism of the Sinhalese
- Part III. The Temporal and the Spiritual: 8. The religious obligations of kingship
- 9. The consequences of royal conversion in Kotte and Sitavaka
- 10. Christianity and Buddhism resurgent
- Conclusion: some final thoughts on indigenism, identity and kingship
- Appendix: regnal dates of rulers in Sri Lanka.
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