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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1. Verfasser: Schober, Juliane S. (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Schober, Juliane (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Honolulu, Hawaii Univ. of Hawaiʿi Press 2011
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Zusammenfassung: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.
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
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:XI, 207 S.
Ill., Kt.
ISBN:9780824833824
978-0-8248-3382-4