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Burma’S Mass Lay Meditation Movement : Buddhism And The Cultural Construction Of Power, Ingrit Jordt Jul 2014

Burma’S Mass Lay Meditation Movement : Buddhism And The Cultural Construction Of Power, Ingrit Jordt

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Burma’s Mass Lay Meditation Movement: Buddhism and the Cultural Construction of Power describes a transformation in Buddhist practice in contemporary Burma. This revitalization movement has had real consequences for how the oppressive military junta, in power since the early 1960s, governs the country.
Drawing on more than ten years of extensive fieldwork in Burma, Ingrid Jordt explains how vipassanā meditation has brought about a change of worldview for millions of individuals, enabling them to think and act independently of the totalitarian regime. She addresses human rights as well as the relationship between politics and religion in a country in which …


Under The Heel Of The Dragon : Islam, Racism, Crime, And The Uighur In China, Blaine Kaltman Jul 2014

Under The Heel Of The Dragon : Islam, Racism, Crime, And The Uighur In China, Blaine Kaltman

Ohio University Press Open Access Books

The Turkic Muslims known as the Uighur have long faced social and economic disadvantages in China because of their minority status. Under the Heel of the Dragon: Islam, Racism, Crime, and the Uighur in China offers a unique insight into current conflicts resulting from the rise of Islamic fundamentalism and the Chinese government’s oppression of religious minorities, issues that have heightened the degree of polarization between the Uighur and the dominant Chinese ethnic group, the Han.

Author Blaine Kaltman’s study is based on in-depth interviews that he conducted in Chinese without the aid of an interpreter or the knowledge of …


I Miss You Already, Cambodia, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences Jul 2014

I Miss You Already, Cambodia, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

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Looking For The Early Moon In Cambodia, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences Jul 2014

Looking For The Early Moon In Cambodia, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

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Morgan, Morgan, Morgan — Are You There?, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences Jul 2014

Morgan, Morgan, Morgan — Are You There?, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

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Sociology Alum Publishes Book, Has Movie In Production, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences Jun 2014

Sociology Alum Publishes Book, Has Movie In Production, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

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Katie Conlon: Changing Focus Comes With Visit To Cambodian Ngo, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences Jun 2014

Katie Conlon: Changing Focus Comes With Visit To Cambodian Ngo, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

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Ruins Now Khmer Empire Ruled Southeast Asia For Centuries, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences Jun 2014

Ruins Now Khmer Empire Ruled Southeast Asia For Centuries, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

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Historical Society Curator Writes About Anthropologist's Work At Patton Bog, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences Jun 2014

Historical Society Curator Writes About Anthropologist's Work At Patton Bog, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

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Climate Change In Athens County: Been There, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences Jun 2014

Climate Change In Athens County: Been There, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

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Life At Patton Bog: 3,000 Years And Counting, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences Jun 2014

Life At Patton Bog: 3,000 Years And Counting, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

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Final Thoughts On Leaving Cambodia, Next Phase Of Ethnographic Research, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences Jun 2014

Final Thoughts On Leaving Cambodia, Next Phase Of Ethnographic Research, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

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Alums Beer Donuts Among 10 Tastiest In Usa, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences Jun 2014

Alums Beer Donuts Among 10 Tastiest In Usa, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

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Patton On How The Hopewell Built Their World July 12, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences Jun 2014

Patton On How The Hopewell Built Their World July 12, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

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Visiting The Khmer Rouge Killing Fields, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences Jun 2014

Visiting The Khmer Rouge Killing Fields, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

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Five Students On Research Externships In Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences Jun 2014

Five Students On Research Externships In Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

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Anderson Elected To Rural Sociological Society 2014 Council, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences Jun 2014

Anderson Elected To Rural Sociological Society 2014 Council, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

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Why Don’T These Monkeys Grow Up?, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences May 2014

Why Don’T These Monkeys Grow Up?, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

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Two A&S Students Awarded Gilman International Scholarships For Summer Abroad, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences May 2014

Two A&S Students Awarded Gilman International Scholarships For Summer Abroad, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

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Scanlan Presents On Impacts Of Female Empowerment On Environmental Health And Sustainability, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences May 2014

Scanlan Presents On Impacts Of Female Empowerment On Environmental Health And Sustainability, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

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Thomas Vander Ven Named 2014 Outstanding Graduate Faculty Member, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences May 2014

Thomas Vander Ven Named 2014 Outstanding Graduate Faculty Member, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

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Archaeology In Israel Digging Into The Past, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences May 2014

Archaeology In Israel Digging Into The Past, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

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Mattley Selected For Hers Leadership Institute, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences Apr 2014

Mattley Selected For Hers Leadership Institute, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

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11 A&S Students Awarded Enhancement Funds For Research, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences Apr 2014

11 A&S Students Awarded Enhancement Funds For Research, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

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Crawford, Thorne Named University Professors, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences Apr 2014

Crawford, Thorne Named University Professors, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

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Making & Breaking The Law Theme Launches With New Interdisciplinary Seminar Course, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences Apr 2014

Making & Breaking The Law Theme Launches With New Interdisciplinary Seminar Course, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

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20 Arts & Sciences Students Earn Departmental Honors In 2014, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences Mar 2014

20 Arts & Sciences Students Earn Departmental Honors In 2014, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

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New Summer Externships On Post-Genocide Justice In Cambodia, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences Mar 2014

New Summer Externships On Post-Genocide Justice In Cambodia, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

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Khmer Studies Forum Cambodia At Crossroads, March 14-16, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences Feb 2014

Khmer Studies Forum Cambodia At Crossroads, March 14-16, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

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Student Panel Imagining International Justice, April 3, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences Feb 2014

Student Panel Imagining International Justice, April 3, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

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