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Religion and Politics in Burma / Donald Eugene Smith.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Princeton Legacy Library ; 2338Publisher: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2015]Copyright date: ©1965Description: 1 online resource (366 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9780691624242
  • 9781400878796
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 322.109591
LOC classification:
  • BL1443.1
Other classification:
  • online - DeGruyter
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • Issued also in print.
Contents:
Frontmatter -- PREFACE -- CONTENTS -- 1. BUDDHISM AND THE STATE IN OLD BURMA -- 2. RELIGIOUS POLICIES OF BRITISH RULE -- 3. BUDDHISM AND BURMESE NATIONALISM -- 4. RELIGION, IDEOLOGY, AND POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT -- 5. STATE PROMOTION OF BUDDHISM -- 6. THE SANGHA, POLITICS, AND REFORM -- 7. THE STATE RELIGION OF BURMA -- 8. REVOLUTION AND SECULARISM -- 9. DILEMMAS OF RELIGION AND POLITICS -- APPENDICES -- INDEX
Summary: The interaction of Buddhism and politics in the Theravada Buddhist countries since their independence is considered. Burmese attempts to relate Buddhism to the ideologies of nationalism, democracy, and socialism are analyzed.Originally published in 1965.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
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Frontmatter -- PREFACE -- CONTENTS -- 1. BUDDHISM AND THE STATE IN OLD BURMA -- 2. RELIGIOUS POLICIES OF BRITISH RULE -- 3. BUDDHISM AND BURMESE NATIONALISM -- 4. RELIGION, IDEOLOGY, AND POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT -- 5. STATE PROMOTION OF BUDDHISM -- 6. THE SANGHA, POLITICS, AND REFORM -- 7. THE STATE RELIGION OF BURMA -- 8. REVOLUTION AND SECULARISM -- 9. DILEMMAS OF RELIGION AND POLITICS -- APPENDICES -- INDEX

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The interaction of Buddhism and politics in the Theravada Buddhist countries since their independence is considered. Burmese attempts to relate Buddhism to the ideologies of nationalism, democracy, and socialism are analyzed.Originally published in 1965.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Issued also in print.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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