Umfang:
1 Online-Ressource (201 pages)
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illustrations
Ausgabe:
First edition
ISBN:
1350124184
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9781350124202
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9781350124189
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9781350124172
Inhalt:
"How can people living in one of the poorest countries in the world be among the most charitable? In this book, Hiroko Kawanami examines the culture of giving in Myanmar, and explores the pivotal role that Buddhist monastic members occupy in creating a platform for civil society. Despite having at one time been listed as one of the poorest countries in the world in GNP terms, Myanmar has topped a global generosity list for the past four years with more than 90 percent of the population engaged in 'giving' activities. This book explores the close relationship that Buddhists share with the monastic community in Myanmar, extending observations of this relationship into an understanding of wider Buddhist cultures. It then examines how deeply the reciprocal transactions of giving and receiving in society - or interdependent living - are implicated in the Buddhist faith. The Culture of Giving in Myanmar fills a gap in research on Buddhist offerings in Myanmar, and is an important contribution to the growing field of Myanmar studies and anthropology of Buddhism."--
Inhalt:
Cover -- Contents -- List of figures -- Acknowledgements -- Notes for transliteration -- Introduction -- 1 The culture of giving -- 2 The laity -- 3 Buddhist monks -- 4 Buddhist nuns -- 5 Donor groups and social outreach -- Towards a society of interdependence -- Glossary -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9781350124189
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ISBN 9781350124172
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ISBN 1350124184
Weitere Ausg.:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Kawanami, Hiroko The Culture of Giving in Myanmar : Buddhist Offerings, Reciprocity and Interdependence London : Bloomsbury Publishing Plc,c2020
Weitere Ausg.:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Kawanami, Hiroko, 1952 - The culture of giving in Myanmar London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2020 ISBN 9781350124172
Sprache:
Englisch
Fachgebiete:
Ethnologie
Schlagwort(e):
Myanmar
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Buddhismus
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Gabe
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Reziprozität
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Myanmar
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Therawada
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Dāna
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Electronic books
DOI:
10.5040/9781350124202
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