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People of virtue reconfiguring religion, power and moral order in Cambodia today edited by Alexandra Kent and David Chandler.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: NIAS studies in Asian topics ; no. 43Publication details: Copenhagen NIAS Press 2008.Description: xvii, 323 pages 23 cmISBN:
  • 9788776940379 ({bl.
  • 9788776940362 (hbk.
Other title:
  • Reconfiguring religion, power and moral order in Cambodia today
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 294.39109596 KEN
Contents:
Sect. 1, Historical change. Introduction /​ Alexandra Kent and David Chandler Buddhism and reform : imposed reforms and popular aspirations, some historical notes to aid reflection /​ Alain Forest Modernism and morality in the colonial era /​ Anne Hansen Truth, representation and the politics of memory after genocide /​ Alex L. Hinton Sect. 2, Desired ideals. Wat Preah Thammalanka and the legend of Lok Ta Nen /​ John Marston The recovery of the king /​ Alexandra Kent The recovery of the king /​ Alexandra Kent Sect. 3, Remaking moral worlds. Buddhist practice in rural Kandal Province, 1960 and 2003, an essay in honor of May M. Ebihara /​ Judy Ledgerwood Reconstructing Buddhist temple buildings : an analysis of village Buddhism after the era of turmoil /​ Kobayashi Satoru The absence of elders : chaos and moral order in the aftermath of the Khmer Rouge /​ Eve Zucker The moral geology of the present : structuring morality, menace and merit /​ Penny Edwards Sect. 4, Questions of changing culture. The scope and limitations of political participation by Buddhist monks /​ Heng Sreang Buddhist education today : progress and challenges /​ Ven Sovanratana Buddhism and corruption /​ Christine Nissen Development workers as agents of cultural change /​ Vandra Harris In search of the Dhammika ruler /​ Heng Monychenda.
Holdings
Item type Current library Collection Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Books Books Center for Khmer Studies RR SEAS Collection 294.39109596 KEN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 5406
Books Books Center for Khmer Studies Sopharidh Hy LC Cambodian Collection 294.39109596 KEN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) C.1 Available 7160
Books Books Center for Khmer Studies LC Cambodian Collection 294.39109596 KEN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) C.2 Available 5054

Formerly CIP.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sect. 1, Historical change. Introduction /​ Alexandra Kent and David Chandler Buddhism and reform : imposed reforms and popular aspirations, some historical notes to aid reflection /​ Alain Forest Modernism and morality in the colonial era /​ Anne Hansen Truth, representation and the politics of memory after genocide /​ Alex L. Hinton Sect. 2, Desired ideals. Wat Preah Thammalanka and the legend of Lok Ta Nen /​ John Marston The recovery of the king /​ Alexandra Kent The recovery of the king /​ Alexandra Kent Sect. 3, Remaking moral worlds. Buddhist practice in rural Kandal Province, 1960 and 2003, an essay in honor of May M. Ebihara /​ Judy Ledgerwood Reconstructing Buddhist temple buildings : an analysis of village Buddhism after the era of turmoil /​ Kobayashi Satoru The absence of elders : chaos and moral order in the aftermath of the Khmer Rouge /​ Eve Zucker The moral geology of the present : structuring morality, menace and merit /​ Penny Edwards Sect. 4, Questions of changing culture. The scope and limitations of political participation by Buddhist monks /​ Heng Sreang Buddhist education today : progress and challenges /​ Ven Sovanratana Buddhism and corruption /​ Christine Nissen Development workers as agents of cultural change /​ Vandra Harris In search of the Dhammika ruler /​ Heng Monychenda.

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