The culture of giving in Myanmar: Buddhist offerings, reciprocity and interdependence
"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...
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| Формат: | Электронный ресурс |
| Язык: | Английский |
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London [England]
Bloomsbury Academic
2020
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| В: | Год: 2020 |
| Редактирование: | First edition |
| Нормированные ключевые слова (последовательности): | B
Myanmar
/ Буддизм (мотив)
/ Дар (мотив)
/ Взаимность (социология) (Социология)
B Myanmar / Тхеравада / Дана (религия) (Религия) |
| Другие ключевые слова: | B
Buddhist life & practice
B Burma Религия B Electronic books B Buddhism and state (Burma) B Buddhism (Burma) |
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Erscheint auch als: Kawanami, Hiroko: The Culture of Giving in Myanmar : Buddhist Offerings, Reciprocity and Interdependence. - London : Bloomsbury Publishing Plc,c2020 |
| Итог: | "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."-- 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 |
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| Примечание: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Формат: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| ISBN: | 1350124184 |
| Доступ: | Abstract freely available; full-text restricted to individual document purchasers |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.5040/9781350124202 |