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Description:Hidden at the margins of Burmese Buddhism and culture, the cults of the weikza shape Burmese culture by bringing together practices of supernatural power and a mission to protect Buddhism. This exciting new research on an often hidden aspect of Burmese religion places weikza in relation to the Vipassana insight meditation movement and conventional Buddhist practices, as well as the contemporary rise of Buddhist fundamentalism. Featuring research based on fieldwork only possible in recent years, paired with reflective essays by senior Buddhist studies scholars, this book situates the weikza cult in relation to broader Buddhist and Southeast Asian contexts, offering interpretations and investigations as rich and diverse as the Burmese expressions of the weikza cults themselves. Champions of Buddhism opens the field to new questions, new problems, and new connections with the study of religion and Southeast Asia in general.Benedicte BRAC de la PERRIERE is a researcher with the National Center of Scientific Research (CNRS) and is the current Director of the Center of Southeast Asia Studies in Paris.Guillaume ROZENBERG is a researcher with the National Center of Scientific Research (CNRS) and is a member of the LISST - Center for Social Anthropology in Toulouse, France.Alicia TURNER is Assistant Professor of Humanities and Religious Studies at York University in Toronto and the Editor of The Journal of Burma Studies.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Champions of Buddhism: Weikza Cults in Contemporary Burma. To get started finding Champions of Buddhism: Weikza Cults in Contemporary Burma, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 285

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Publisher: NUS Press Singapore

Release: 2014

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Description: Hidden at the margins of Burmese Buddhism and culture, the cults of the weikza shape Burmese culture by bringing together practices of supernatural power and a mission to protect Buddhism. This exciting new research on an often hidden aspect of Burmese religion places weikza in relation to the Vipassana insight meditation movement and conventional Buddhist practices, as well as the contemporary rise of Buddhist fundamentalism. Featuring research based on fieldwork only possible in recent years, paired with reflective essays by senior Buddhist studies scholars, this book situates the weikza cult in relation to broader Buddhist and Southeast Asian contexts, offering interpretations and investigations as rich and diverse as the Burmese expressions of the weikza cults themselves. Champions of Buddhism opens the field to new questions, new problems, and new connections with the study of religion and Southeast Asia in general.Benedicte BRAC de la PERRIERE is a researcher with the National Center of Scientific Research (CNRS) and is the current Director of the Center of Southeast Asia Studies in Paris.Guillaume ROZENBERG is a researcher with the National Center of Scientific Research (CNRS) and is a member of the LISST - Center for Social Anthropology in Toulouse, France.Alicia TURNER is Assistant Professor of Humanities and Religious Studies at York University in Toronto and the Editor of The Journal of Burma Studies.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Champions of Buddhism: Weikza Cults in Contemporary Burma. To get started finding Champions of Buddhism: Weikza Cults in Contemporary Burma, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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