Modern Buddhist Conjunctures in Myanmar Cultural Narratives, Colonial Legacies, and Civil Society

Name: Modern Buddhist Conjunctures in Myanmar Cultural Narratives, Colonial Legacies, and Civil Society
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ISBN: 9780824833824

ISBN-10: 0824833821

ISBN-13: 9780824833824

Edition: 2011

Authors: Juliane Schober

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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 politics converge to chart new directions.

Book details

List price: $49.00
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Publication date: 11/30/2010
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 224
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.188
Language: English



Preface


Introduction



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


Chronology


Notes


Glossary


Bibliography


Index