MILITANT BUDDHIST NATIONALISM: THE CASE OF BURMA

Abstract

Following a brief discussion of the interaction of Buddhism and government in traditional Burma until 1885, the report analyzes the emergence of the political monks as the main force in the militant nationalist movement for Burmese independence. Buddhist monks played an important role in the violent agitation of the 1920's and in the Saya San Rebellion of 1930-31. In the 1930's the monks were gradually overtaken by secular-minded nationalists. The report concludes with a brief examination of the place of Buddhism in post-independence Burma.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0660221

Entities

People

  • Guenter Lewy

Organizations

  • University of Massachusetts Amherst

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Buddhism
  • Education
  • Ethnic Groups
  • Governments
  • Hierarchies
  • Hinduism
  • Identities
  • Insurgency
  • Law
  • Minority Groups
  • Psychology
  • Religion
  • Schools
  • Societies
  • Students
  • Training
  • United States

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.