Buddhism and politics - the case of Burma
Buddhism has a very strong position in Burma. After providing some very basic facts to demonstrate the importance of Buddhism to Burma, the author outlines government policies towards Buddhism and briefly describes attitudes of the Buddhist monks or the sangha towards politics in various instances....
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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1990
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| In: |
Asien
Year: 1990, Issue: 35, Pages: 66-74 |
| Further subjects: | B
Myanmar
B Great Britain B Buddhism B One-party systems B Nun B Colonialism B Monk B History B Religious policy B State religion B Internal policy |
| Summary: | Buddhism has a very strong position in Burma. After providing some very basic facts to demonstrate the importance of Buddhism to Burma, the author outlines government policies towards Buddhism and briefly describes attitudes of the Buddhist monks or the sangha towards politics in various instances. (DÜI-Sen) |
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| Physical Description: | Lit.Hinw. S. 74 |
| ISSN: | 0721-5231 |
| Contains: | In: Asien
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