"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 Walton draws extensively on Burmese language sources from the last 150 years to describe the 'moral universe' of contemporary The...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Bibliographische Detailangaben

1. Verfasser:	Walton, Matthew J. (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Buch
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Cambridge ; New York ; Melbourne ; Delhi ; Singapore Cambridge University Press [2017]
Schlagworte:	Politik Political culture > Burma Political participation > Burma Buddhism and politics > Burma Buddhism and state > Burma Burma > Politics and government
Online-Zugang:	Inhaltsverzeichnis
Zusammenfassung:	"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 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. In explaining multiple Burmese understandings of notions such as 'democracy' and 'political participation', the book provides readers with a conceptual framework for understanding some of the key dynamics of Myanmar's ongoing political transition. Some of these ideas help to shed light on restrictive or exclusionary political impulses, such as anti-Muslim Buddhist nationalism or scepticism towards the ability of the masses to participate in politics. Walton provides an analytical framework for understanding Buddhist influences on politics that will be accessible to a wide range of readers and will generate future research and debate"...
Beschreibung:	Includes bibliographical references
Beschreibung:	xv, 226 Seiten 24 cm
ISBN:	9781107155695 9781316609392