Modern Buddhist conjunctures in Myanmar : cultural narratives, colonial legacies, and civil society

Modern Buddhist conjunctures in Myanmar : cultural narratives, colonial legacies, and civil society / Juliane Schober.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Schober, Juliane
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press, c2011.
Subjects:	Buddhism and state > Burma > History. Theravāda Buddhism > Political aspects > Burma.

Table of Contents:

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.