Modern Buddhist conjunctures in Myanmar : cultural narratives, colonial legacies, and civil society
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Bibliographic Information
Modern Buddhist conjunctures in Myanmar : cultural narratives, colonial legacies, and civil society
University of Hawaiʿi Press, c2011
- : hard
Available at 10 libraries
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Library, Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization図
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Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [191]-201) and index
Contents of Works
- 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
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Examines the moments in the modern history of Myanmar when religion, culture, and politics converge to chart new directions. Arguing against Max Weber’s characterization of Buddhism as other-worldly and divorced from politics, this study shows that Buddhist practice necessitates public validation within an economy of merit in which moral action earns future rewards.
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