Theravada Buddhism in Colonial Contexts

by Borchert, Thomas

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Title Statements

Full title :Theravada Buddhism in Colonial Contexts.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2018.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Routledge
Place of Publication:Milton
Language:eng
Publication Date:2018.

Notes

Chapter 8: The thathanabaing project: Monastic hierarchies and colonialism in Burma.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (239 pages)

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781351620369, 1351620363, 9781351620376, 1351620371, 9781351620352, 1351620355, 9781315111889, 1315111888
DOI:10.4324/9781315111889
oclc:on1032718784
LC Classification:BQ7190 .T44 2018
Dewey Decimal:294.391

Cover Page; Series Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Contributors; Acknowledgments; Note on diacritics and names; Chapter 1: Introduction: Theravada Buddhism in colonial contexts; Colonial enterprises in Theravada worlds; The organization of the book; Colony/nation; Centralization in internal colonies; Managing and governing Theravada Buddhists; Students of the empire; Notes; References; Part I: Colony/Nation; Chapter 2: To be Burmese is to be Buddhist: Formations of Buddhist modernity in colonial Burma; Modern Buddhist identities in regional contexts.

Civil Buddhism in a colonial context: the Young Men's Buddhist AssociationTrajectories of Buddhist maximalists; Conclusion; Abbreviations; Notes; References; Chapter 3: Interactions between Mahayana and Theravada Buddhism in colonial Singapore; Introduction; Colonial Singapore and the policy of religion; The early years of Buddhism in colonial Singapore; Foundations of the Theravada-Mahayana relationship; Interaction and influence; Conclusion; Notes; References; Chapter 4: A tale of two colonialisms: K. Sri Dhammananda and the making of a missionary monk.

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