“Intercultural Mimesis,” Empire, and Spirits

This article surveys the impact of the concept of “intercultural mimesis” from Charles Hallisey’s “Roads Taken and Not Taken in the Study of Theravāda Buddhism,” with specific attention to the way this chapter guides scholars toward more localized examinations of how representations of Buddhism are...

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1. VerfasserIn: Kaloyanides, Alexandra (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: [publisher not identified] 2021
In: Journal of global buddhism
Jahr: 2021, Band: 22, Heft: 1, Seiten: 219-227
normierte Schlagwort(-folgen):B Hallisey, Charles 1953-, Roads taken and not taken in the study of Theravāda Buddhism / Myanmar / Therawada / Interkulturalität / Mimesis / Buddhologie / Wissenschaftskultur
RelBib Classification:AA Religionswissenschaft
AD Religionssoziologie; Religionspolitik
AX Interreligiöse Beziehungen
BL Buddhismus
weitere Schlagwörter:B Theravada Buddhism
B Spirits
B intercultural mimesis
B Empire
B Burma
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Zusammenfassung:This article surveys the impact of the concept of “intercultural mimesis” from Charles Hallisey’s “Roads Taken and Not Taken in the Study of Theravāda Buddhism,” with specific attention to the way this chapter guides scholars toward more localized examinations of how representations of Buddhism are produced. The article provides examples of intercultural mimesis from nineteenth-century Burma that suggest that future work on Theravada Buddhism should develop “intercultural mimesis” in two ways: 1) revitalized attention to how structures of empire shape and are shaped by local interactions and 2) new experimentation with writing histories of Asian cultures that include nonhuman beings such as spirits, gods, and ghosts. The author argues that these directions will advance Hallisey’s call to investigate Buddhism’s multiple mediators and to resist giving too much power over to imperial endeavors.
ISSN:1527-6457
Enthält:Enthalten in: Journal of global buddhism
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4727542