'Operation Dhamma': The Sri Lankan Armed Forces as an Instrument of Buddhist Nationalism
Book Chapter
Frydenlund, Iselin (2016) 'Operation Dhamma': The Sri Lankan Armed Forces as an Instrument of Buddhist Nationalism, in Tikhonov, Vladimir; & Torkel Brekke, eds, Military Chaplaincy in an Era of Religious Pluralism: Military–Religious Nexus in Asia, Europe, and USA. New Delhi: Oxford University Press (81–103).
Military Chaplaincy in an Era of Religious Pluralism
At the very heart of the connections between the armed forces, religion, and society is the institution of military chaplaincy.
This new book, edited by Torkel Brekke & Vladimir Tikhonov, is among the first collective monographs dealing with chaplaincy — the key nexus between society, its religion(s), and its armed forces. A variety of contributions based on the materials from diverse Asian and Western societies demonstrates how chaplaincies both mirror the attitudes of their societies towards military and religion and contribute to shape them.
