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Description
xxx, 242 pages : illustrations, maps (black and white) ; 23 cm
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unmediated n rdamedia
volume nc rdacarrier
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-236) and index.
Contents
Introduction : State and Religion Entanglement : Control, Protecting, and Corrupting Religion -- Nats , Kings, and Government Monks : The Foundations of the Modern Myanmar Religious Economy 1057-1824 -- The Golden Shore : An Experiment in Religious Freedom 1824-1948 -- To be Burmese is to be Buddhist : Religious Nationalism in the Myanmar Religious Economy 1930-1948 -- Saturday's Son : The Religious Economy Under a Devout Religious Leader 1947-1962 -- Going to Moscow : The Religious Economy under a Brutal Dictator 1962-1988 -- Buddhism, Nat Spirit Wives, and Christian Clerics : Religious Convictions in the Myanmar Religious Economy 1974-2022 -- The Ashokan Road : The Consequences of a Highly Regulated Religious Economy for the State and Majority Religion -- A Different Ashokan Road : The Consequences for Minority Religions, Religious Competition, and Truth.
Summary
"This is a political history of two of the most intimate of human concerns - religion and power. The history of religion in Myanmar is fascinating, brutal, and reveals the consequences of entangling the powers of state and religion"-- Provided by publisher.
