Buddhism and the cultural construction of power Jordt, Ingrid. creator text bibliography Electronic books. ohu Athens Ohio University Press ©2007 2007 monographic eng

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1 online resource (xxii, 265 pages) : illustrations. 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. 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. Ingrid Jordt. Includes bibliographical references and index. a-br--- 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 Buddhism and politics Buddhism Social aspects Buddhist laymen Human rights movements Burma POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights BQ438 .J67 2007eb 294.309591 Jordt, Ingrid. Athens : Ohio University Press, ©2007 (DLC) 2007031090 Southeast Asia series 9780896804579 0896804577 22573/ctt1rbwjx3 JSTOR http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=818537 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=818537 E7B 070726 20200709060203.0 ocn646761753 eng