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The Culture of Giving in Myanmar: Buddhist Offerings, Reciprocity and Interdependence |
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作者 |
Kawanami, Hiroko (著)
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版本項 | 1st edition |
出版日期 | 2020.12.30 |
頁次 | 200 |
出版者 | Bloomsbury Academic |
出版者網址 |
https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/academic/
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出版地 | London, England, UK [倫敦, 英格蘭, 英國] |
資料類型 | 書籍=Book |
使用語言 | 英文=English |
附註項 | Hiroko Kawanami is Senior Lecturer at the Department of Politics, Philosophy and Religion, Lancaster University, UK. She has extensive experience of working with the Buddhist community in Myanmar and is author of Buddhism and the Political Process (2016) and co-editor of Religions in the Modern World, 3rd edition(2016). |
摘要 | 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. |
目次 | Introduction 1. Culture of Giving 2. Laity 3. Buddhist nuns 4. Buddhist monks 5. Donor groups Conclusion Bibliography Index |
ISBN | 9781350124172 (hc); 9781350124189 (eb); 1350124176 (hc); 9781350267305 (pbk) |
相關書評 | - Book Review: The Culture of Giving in Myanmar: Buddhist Offerings, Reciprocity and Interdependence by Hiroko Kawanami / Hsu, Mu-Lung (評論)
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點閱次數 | 203 |
建檔日期 | 2023.07.31 |
更新日期 | 2023.07.31 |


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