{"product_id":"champions-of-buddhism-weikza-cults-in-contemporary-burma-paperback-softback-9789971697808","title":"Champions of Buddhism; Weikza Cults in Contemporary Burma (Paperback \/ softback) 9789971697808","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eChampions of Buddhism\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eWeikza Cults in Contemporary Burma\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eBénédicte Brac de la Perrière (Edited by), Guillaume Rozenberg (Edited by), Alicia Turner (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9789971697808\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 30 May 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e285 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2 cm, 0.44 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHidden at the margins of Burmese Buddhism and culture, the cults of the \u003cem\u003eweikza\u003c\/em\u003eweikza in relation to the Vipassana insight meditation movement and conventional Buddhist practices, as well as the contemporary rise of Buddhist fundamentalism. Featuring research based on fieldwork only possible in recent years, paired with reflective essays by senior Buddhist studies scholars, this book situates the \u003cem\u003eweikza\u003c\/em\u003e cult in relation to broader Buddhist and Southeast Asian contexts, as the Burmese expressions of the \u003cem\u003eweikza\u003c\/em\u003e cults themselves. \u003cem\u003eChampions of Buddhism\u003c\/em\u003eopens the field to new questions, new problems, and new connections with the study of religion and Southeast Asia in general.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"NUS Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52652969165080,"sku":"9789971697808","price":25.77,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/champions-of-buddhism-weikza-cults-in-contemporary-burma-paperback-softback-9789971697808","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}