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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Main Author: Foxeus, Niklas 1967- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Oxford University Press [2018]
In: 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
RelBib Classification:AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism
BL Buddhism
KBM Asia
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