Buddhism, Politics and Political Thought in Myanmar
«'Probably the most comprehensive introduction to Buddhist political thought in Myanmar, this book is likely to be a standard text for years to come. Author Matthew Walton rightly acknowledges Gustaaf Houtman's … groundbreaking work on Burmese Buddhist political culture. Yet this book makes such significant contributions that it helps establish Walton's position among the leading scholars of Myanmar's complex and contested politics. The book is particularly timely given the renewed prominence of Buddhism in Burmese politics.' Ashley South, Journal of Contemporary Asia»
This is the first book to provide a broad overview of the ways in which Buddhist ideas have influenced political thinking and politics in Myanmar. Matthew J. Walton draws extensively on Burmese language sources from the last 150 years to describe the 'moral universe' of contemporary Theravada Buddhism that has anchored most political thought in Myanmar. Les mer
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Cambridge University Press
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- ISBN
- 9781316609392
- Utgivelsesår
- 2018
- Format
- 23 x 15 cm
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«'Probably the most comprehensive introduction to Buddhist political thought in Myanmar, this book is likely to be a standard text for years to come. Author Matthew Walton rightly acknowledges Gustaaf Houtman's … groundbreaking work on Burmese Buddhist political culture. Yet this book makes such significant contributions that it helps establish Walton's position among the leading scholars of Myanmar's complex and contested politics. The book is particularly timely given the renewed prominence of Buddhism in Burmese politics.' Ashley South, Journal of Contemporary Asia»