03011nam 2200613Ia 450 991045554140332120200520144314.00-89680-457-7(CKB)1000000000770943(EBL)1756227(OCoLC)885123660(SSID)ssj0000375536(PQKBManifestationID)11256079(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000375536(PQKBWorkID)10489041(PQKB)11278046(MiAaPQ)EBC1756227(Au-PeEL)EBL1756227(CaPaEBR)ebr10246278(EXLCZ)99100000000077094320070726d2007 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrBurma's mass lay meditation movement[electronic resource] Buddhism and the cultural construction of power /Ingrid JordtAthens Ohio University Pressc20071 online resource (302 p.)Ohio University research in international studies. Southeast Asia series ;no. 115Description based upon print version of record.0-89680-255-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; 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; IndexBurma'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 1960's, governs the country. Drawing on more than ten years of extensive fieldwork in Burma, Ingrid Jordt explains how vipassanā 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 rights as well as...Research in international studies.Southeast Asia series ;no. 115.Buddhism and politicsBurmaBuddhismSocial aspectsBurmaBuddhist laymenBurmaHuman rights movementsBurmaElectronic books.Buddhism and politicsBuddhismSocial aspectsBuddhist laymenHuman rights movements294.309591Jordt Ingrid933615MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910455541403321Burma's mass lay meditation movement2101900UNINA