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Burma's Mass Lay Meditation Movement: Buddhism and the Cultural Construction of Power

Burma's Mass Lay Meditation Movement: Buddhism and the Cultural Construction of Power 56 Book Reviews will find it difficult to gain a sense of the spirit of Japanese hip-hop, of its grounded- ness at these shows. Nevertheless, Condry’s project is a worthy one in shying away from both jargonistic and oversimplified characterisations of cultural globalisation. His alternative conception is a complex and thoughtful one. Reference Marcus, G. E. (1998) Ethnography Through Thick and Thin, Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ. EMMA BAULCH The Australian National University # 2009 Emma Baulch Burma’s Mass Lay Meditation Movement: Buddhism and the Cultural Construction of Power INGRID JORDT Athens, Ohio University Press, 2007 xxii265 pp., ill., glossary, bibliography, index, ISBN-13: 978-0-89680-255-1, ISBN-10: 0-8968025-5-8, US$28.00 (paper) In almost every respect, Ingrid Jordt’s Burma’s Mass Lay Meditation Movement constitutes an impressive piece of scholarship. In the course of her book, Jordt elegantly weaves together several seemingly disparate elements of contemporary Burmese culture and demonstrates their close relationship to one another. Contra those who may be tempted to view Burmese Buddhism and Burmese politics as two discrete and merely tangentially related objects of study, Jordt argues that the two entities are intricately and inextricably connected. The central thrust of her book consists of several interrelated assertions. First, she contends http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The Asia Pacific Journal of Anthropology Taylor & Francis

Burma's Mass Lay Meditation Movement: Buddhism and the Cultural Construction of Power

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The Asia Pacific Journal of Anthropology , Volume 10 (1): 3 – Mar 1, 2009
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Burma's Mass Lay Meditation Movement: Buddhism and the Cultural Construction of Power

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56 Book Reviews will find it difficult to gain a sense of the spirit of Japanese hip-hop, of its grounded- ness at these shows. Nevertheless, Condry’s project is a worthy one in shying away from both jargonistic and oversimplified characterisations of cultural globalisation. His alternative conception is a complex and thoughtful one. Reference Marcus, G. E. (1998) Ethnography Through Thick and Thin, Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ. EMMA BAULCH The Australian National...
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56 Book Reviews will find it difficult to gain a sense of the spirit of Japanese hip-hop, of its grounded- ness at these shows. Nevertheless, Condry’s project is a worthy one in shying away from both jargonistic and oversimplified characterisations of cultural globalisation. His alternative conception is a complex and thoughtful one. Reference Marcus, G. E. (1998) Ethnography Through Thick and Thin, Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ. EMMA BAULCH The Australian National University # 2009 Emma Baulch Burma’s Mass Lay Meditation Movement: Buddhism and the Cultural Construction of Power INGRID JORDT Athens, Ohio University Press, 2007 xxii265 pp., ill., glossary, bibliography, index, ISBN-13: 978-0-89680-255-1, ISBN-10: 0-8968025-5-8, US$28.00 (paper) In almost every respect, Ingrid Jordt’s Burma’s Mass Lay Meditation Movement constitutes an impressive piece of scholarship. In the course of her book, Jordt elegantly weaves together several seemingly disparate elements of contemporary Burmese culture and demonstrates their close relationship to one another. Contra those who may be tempted to view Burmese Buddhism and Burmese politics as two discrete and merely tangentially related objects of study, Jordt argues that the two entities are intricately and inextricably connected. The central thrust of her book consists of several interrelated assertions. First, she contends

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