Victims or Agents? A Feminist Reading of Lived Experiences of Buddhist Nuns in Myanmar

Victimhood and agency are often understood in sharp contrasts, however, as evidenced by ethnographic study of Buddhist nuns amidst violent conflicts in Myanmar, this chapter aims to argue that the interface between victimhood and agency may be diffused and overlapping. Their claims of recognising an...

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Main Author: Roy, Sneha (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2020
In: Research in the social scientific study of religion
Year: 2020, Volume: 31, Pages: 453-469
Further subjects:B Cultural sciences
B Religious sociology
B Social sciences
B Religionspsycholigie
B Religionswissenschaften
B Religion & Gesellschaft
B Gender studies
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