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Modern Buddhist conjunctures in Myanmar : cultural narratives, colonial legacies, and civil society /

For centuries, Burmese have looked to the authority of their religious tradition, Theravada Buddhism, to negotiate social and political hierarchies. Modern Buddhist Conjunctures in Myanmar examines those moments in the modern history of this Southeast Asian country when religion, culture, and politi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Schober, Juliane (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press, ©2011.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Theravada cultural hegemony in precolonial Burma
  • The emergence of the secular in modern Burma
  • Educating the other : Buddhism and colonial knowledge
  • Civil Buddhism in a colonial context
  • The politics of the modern state as Buddhist practice
  • Buddhist resistance against the state
  • The limits of Buddhist moral authority in the secular state
  • Potential futures.