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

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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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Schober, Juliane (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press, ©2011.
Subjects:
Theravāda Buddhism > Political aspects > Burma.
Buddhism and state > Burma > History.
Bouddhisme Theravāda > Aspect politique > Birmanie.
Bouddhisme et État > Birmanie > Histoire.
RELIGION > Comparative Religion.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
Buddhism and state
Buddhismus
Politik
Staat
Säkularismus
Kolonialismus
Therawada
Buddhismus.
Religion und Staat.
Burma
Birma
Großbritannien
Burma.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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