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 at on...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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London Oxford New York New Delhi Sydney
Bloomsbury Academic
2020
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| In: | Year: 2020 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Myanmar
/ Buddhism
/ Gift
/ Reciprocity (Sociology)
B Myanmar / Theravada / Dāna (Religion) |
| RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy AG Religious life; material religion KBM Asia |
| Further subjects: | B
Buddhist giving
B Burma |
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| Parallel Edition: | Electronic
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