Buddhism, Politics and Political Thought in Myanmar

Walton explains political dynamics in Myanmar through Buddhist thought, providing a conceptual framework for understanding Myanmar's ongoing political transition.

Sommario

Introduction; 1. A brief political history and cast of characters; 2. Building blocks of a moral universe; 3. On human nature and the nature of politics; 4. Order and freedom/liberation: purposes of politics; 5. What is 'politics' and what constitutes 'participation'?; 6. Discipline, rights, and morality: 'democracy' in contemporary Myanmar; Conclusion.

Info autore

Matthew J. Walton is the Aung San Suu Kyi Senior Research Fellow in Modern Burmese Studies at St Antony's College, Oxford. He has published widely in academic journals and in the media on a number of topics, focused primarily on religion, politics and ethnicity in Myanmar.

Riassunto

Matthew J. Walton provides the first broad overview of the ways in which Buddhist ideas have influenced political thinking and politics in Myanmar. He explains multiple Burmese understandings of notions such as 'democracy' and 'political participation' that are crucial to understanding political dynamics in the country's current remarkable transition.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Matthew J. Walton, Matthew J. (St Antony''s College Walton, Walton Matthew J.
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.01.2017
• EAN: 9781107155695
• ISBN: 978-1-107-15569-5
• Pagine: 244
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Religione / teologia > Altre religioni; Myanmar, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Constitutions, RELIGION / Religion, Politics & State, RELIGION / Buddhism / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, Buddhism, Religion & politics, Religion and Politics, Constitution: government & the state, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Religion, Politics & State, Myanmar (Burma), Constitution: government and the state