Burma's mass lay meditation movement : Buddhism and the cultural construction of power / Ingrid Jordt.

Author
Jordt, Ingrid [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Athens : Ohio University Press, ©2007.
Description
1 online resource (xxii, 265 pages) : illustrations.

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Series
  • Research in international studies. Southeast Asia series ; no. 115. [More in this series]
  • Ohio University research in international studies. Southeast Asia series ; no. 115
Summary note
Burma's Mass Lay Meditation Movement: Buddhism and the Cultural Construction of Power describes a transformation in Buddhist practice in contemporary Burma. This revitalization movement has had real consequences for how the oppressive military junta, in power since the early 1960s, governs the country. Drawing on more than ten years of extensive fieldwork in Burma, Ingrid Jordt explains how vipassana meditation has brought about a change of worldview for millions of individuals, enabling them to think and act independently of the totalitarian regime. She addresses human r.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Reproduction note
Electronic reproduction. New York Available via World Wide Web.
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Print version record.
ISBN
  • 9780896804579 ((electronic bk.))
  • 0896804577 ((electronic bk.))
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