Spirits, Mortal Dread, and Ontological Security: Prosperity and Saving Buddhism in Burma/Myanmar
Following the global spread of capitalism and increasing impact of cultural globalization since the 1990s, prosperity religion, nationalist movements, and religious fundamentalism have emerged throughout the world. This article argues that such global tendencies intersect in certain forms of prospe...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
[2018]
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Journal of the American Academy of Religion
Year: 2018, Volume: 86, Issue: 4, Pages: 1107-1147 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Myanmar
/ Affluence
/ Success
/ Globalization
/ Buddhism
/ Ritual
/ Ontology
/ Religious identity
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RelBib Classification: | AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism BL Buddhism KBM Asia |
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