Modern Buddhist conjunctures in Myanmar: cultural narratives, colonial legacies, and civil society
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 l...
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Format: | Print Book |
Language: | English |
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Published: |
Honolulu, Hawaii
University of Hawaiʿi Press
2011
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In: | Year: 2011 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Burma
/ State
/ Buddhism
/ Secularism
B Great Britain / Colonialism / Theravada B History |
Further subjects: | B
Buddhism and state (Burma)
History
B Theravāda Buddhism Political aspects (Burma) |
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Summary: | 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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Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
ISBN: | 0824833821 |