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The culture of giving in Myanmar : Buddhist offerings, reciprocity and interdependence

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The culture of giving in Myanmar : Buddhist offerings, reciprocity and interdependence

Call No. (NDL)
HM71-D1
Bibliographic ID of National Diet Library
030345847
Material type
図書
Author
Hiroko Kawanami.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date
2020.
Material Format
Paper
Capacity, size, etc.
xiii, 185 pages ; 24 cm
NDC
-
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Paper

Material Type
図書
ISBN
1350124176 hardcover
9781350124172 hardcover
ISBN (error code)
9781350124196 electronic book
9781350124189 electronic book
9781350124202 electronic book
Author/Editor
Hiroko Kawanami.
Publication, Distribution, etc.
Publication Date
2020.
Publication Date (W3CDTF)
2020
Extent
xiii, 185 pages
Size
24 cm
Place of Publication (Country Code)
GB
Text Language Code
eng
Content Type
text
Media Type
unmediated
Carrier Type
volume
NDLC
Target Audience
一般
Note (Content)
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 one time been listed as one of the poorest countries in the world in GNP terms, Myanmar has topped a global generosity list for the past four years with more than 90 percent of the population engaged in 'giving' activities. This book explores the close relationship that Buddhists share with the monastic community in Myanmar, extending observations of this relationship into an understanding of wider Buddhist cultures. It then examines how deeply the reciprocal transactions of giving and receiving in society - or interdependent living - are implicated in the Buddhist faith. The Culture of Giving in Myanmar fills a gap in research on Buddhist offerings in Myanmar, and is an important contribution to the growing field of Myanmar studies and anthropology of Buddhism.
Note (Bibliography)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Collection (particular)
日本関係外国語図書
Holding library
国立国会図書館
Call No.
HM71-D1
Data Provider (Database)
国立国会図書館 : 国立国会図書館蔵書
Bibliographic ID (NDL)
030345847
Cataloging Rule
RDA
Bibliographic Record Category (NDL)
211