04342cam a2200817Ma 4500 ocn646761753 OCoLC 20200709060203.0 m d cr cn||||||||| 070726s2007 ohua ob 001 0 eng d 2007031090 E7B eng pn E7B OCLCQ GPM OCLCQ OCLCF OCLCA OCLCQ N$T YDXCP EBLCP OCLCQ AZK LOA JBG COCUF PIFAG JSTOR 764496120 885123660 961550274 962671474 965977617 992111644 9780896804579 (electronic bk.) 0896804577 (electronic bk.) 0896802558 9780896802551 818537 (N$T) (OCoLC)646761753 (OCoLC)764496120 (OCoLC)885123660 (OCoLC)961550274 (OCoLC)962671474 (OCoLC)965977617 (OCoLC)992111644 22573/ctt1rbwjx3 JSTOR a-br--- BQ438 .J67 2007eb REL 017000 bisacsh POL035010 bisacsh REL007000 bisacsh REL000000 bisacsh HIS037080 bisacsh REL084000 bisacsh 294.309591 22 MAIN Jordt, Ingrid. Burma's mass lay meditation movement [electronic resource] : Buddhism and the cultural construction of power / Ingrid Jordt. Athens : Ohio University Press, ©2007. 1 online resource (xxii, 265 pages) : illustrations. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier data file rda Bibliography Ohio University research in international studies. Southeast Asia series ; no. 115 Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record. List of Illustrations; Preface; Introduction; One. Rise of the New Laity and the Restitution of the Ternary Order; Two. The Phenomenology of Satipatthana Vipassana Meditation; Three. Sacred Giving and the Politics of Sincerity; Four. The Double Order of Law -- Monks, Gender, and Resistance; Five. From Relations of Power to Relations of Authority -- The Dynamics of Symbolic Legitimacy; Epilogue; Notes; Glossary; References; Index. 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. Master record variable field(s) change: 072 Buddhism and politics Burma. Buddhism Social aspects Burma. Buddhist laymen Burma. Human rights movements Burma. Buddhism Social aspects Burma. Buddhism and politics Burma. Buddhist laymen Burma. Human rights movements Burma. RELIGION Comparative Religion. bisacsh Buddhism and politics. fast (OCoLC)fst00840113 Buddhism Social aspects. fast (OCoLC)fst00840097 Buddhist laymen. fast (OCoLC)fst00840182 Human rights movements. fast (OCoLC)fst00963351 Burma. fast (OCoLC)fst01207835 POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights bisacsh Electronic books. Print version: Jordt, Ingrid. Burma's mass lay meditation movement. Athens : Ohio University Press, ©2007 (DLC) 2007031090 Research in international studies. Southeast Asia series ; no. 115. EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=818537 EBL - Ebook Library EBLB EBL1756227 ebrary EBRY ebr10246278 EBSCOhost EBSC 818537 YBP Library Services YANK 2892261 92 N$T 55191 55191