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Burma’s Mass Lay Meditation Movement: Buddhism and the Cultural Construction of Power
Ingrid Jordt
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Description for Burma’s Mass Lay Meditation Movement: Buddhism and the Cultural Construction of Power
Paperback. Describes a transformation in Buddhist practice in contemporary Burma. This book addresses human rights as well as the relationship between politics and religion in a country in which neither the government nor the people clearly separates the two. Series: Ohio RIS Southeast Asia Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMB; GTB; HRE; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358.
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 vipassanā 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 rights as well as the relationship between politics and religion in a country in ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Series
Ohio RIS Southeast Asia Series
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Athens, United States
ISBN
9780896802551
SKU
V9780896802551
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About Ingrid Jordt
Ingrid Jordt is an associate professor of anthropology at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. She has conducted research in Burma since 1988.
Reviews for Burma’s Mass Lay Meditation Movement: Buddhism and the Cultural Construction of Power
“Jordt has provided the reader with insights into a Burmese theory of power relations which foreign observers rarely take into account.”
The Irrawaddy
“(Burma’s Mass Lay Meditation Movement) provides a new opening to the discussion on the socio-political culture and political legitimacy in contemporary Burma…will undoubtedly revitalise the debate on various aspects of social and political issues in ... Read more
The Irrawaddy
“(Burma’s Mass Lay Meditation Movement) provides a new opening to the discussion on the socio-political culture and political legitimacy in contemporary Burma…will undoubtedly revitalise the debate on various aspects of social and political issues in ... Read more