Modern Buddhist Conjunctures in Myanmar
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Modern Buddhist Conjunctures in Myanmar

Cultural Narratives, Colonial Legacies, and Civil Society

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Modern Buddhist Conjunctures in Myanmar

Cultural Narratives, Colonial Legacies, and Civil Society

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Publisher
University of Hawaii Press
Year
2010
ISBN
9780824860837
Edition
1
Topic
Philosophy
Subtopic
Eastern Philosophy

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Preface
  3. Introduction: Modern Buddhist Genealogies
  4. 1. Theravada Cultural Hegemony in Precolonial Burma
  5. 2. The Emergence of the Secular in Modern Burma
  6. 3. Educating the Other: Buddhism and Colonial Knowledge
  7. 4. Civil Buddhism in a Colonial Context
  8. 5. The Politics of the Modern State as Buddhist Practice
  9. 6. Buddhist Resistance against the State
  10. 7. The Limits of Buddhist Moral Authority in the Secular State
  11. 8. Potential Futures
  12. Chronology
  13. Notes
  14. Glossary
  15. Bibliography
  16. Index
  17. About the Author