| Burma’s Mass Lay Meditation Movement: Buddhism and the Cultural Construction of Power Subjects: Buddhism -- Social aspects -- Burma; Buddhist laymen -- Burma; Buddhism and politics -- Burma; Human rights movements -- Burma; Burma's Mass Lay Meditation Movement: Buddhism and the Cultural Construction of Power describes a transformation in Buddhist practice in contemporary Burma. This revitalization movement has had real consequences for how the oppressive military junta, in power since the early 1960s, governs the country. |