Essays about: "Buddhist Nationalism"

Found 4 essays containing the words Buddhist Nationalism.

  1. 1. The Scapegoat of Myanmar : A Historical and Comparative Analysis of the Rohingya Issue

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Csanád Zalatnai; [2023]
    Keywords : Myanmar; Rohingya; Buddhist Nationalism; Scapegoat; Conflict; Ethnicity;

    Abstract : The Rohingya are considered one of the most oppressed ethnicities in the group, due to their losing their citizenship and being persecuted, and being victims of state-sponsored violence. This thesis aims to find the reasoning behind, why the Rohingya have been targeted and treated as a scapegoat within Myanmar. READ MORE

  3. 2. Legacy of Postcolonial and Self-Determination in Occupied Lands: Comparative Case of Palestine & Tibet from Within and Beyond

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Hani Abou Fadel; [2022]
    Keywords : Palestine; Tibet; Postcolonialism; Self-determination; Diaspora; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis has presented a comparison between two occupied territories Tibet and Palestine as countries that have a long legacy of postcolonialism and strife for self-determination. The comparison was conducted from a postcolonial perspective of how Palestine is being occupied by Israel with full Western backing, while Tibet was occupied by another postcolonial country China. READ MORE

  4. 3. Religious nationalism: Myanmar and the role of Buddhism in anti-Muslim narratives

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; Lunds universitet/Pedagogik

    Author : Emilie Biver; [2014]
    Keywords : nationalism; Buddhism; Myanmar; Rohingya; narrative; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : In contrast to the Western ideal of secularization, religion has in some cultures maintained its important role in nationalist undertakings. This is the case in Myanmar, a country that is currently in the midst of a state transformation towards democracy after more than fifty years of authoritarian, military rule. READ MORE

  5. 4. Waves of Disaster – Waves of Relief : An Ethnography of Humanitarian Assistance to Post-Tsunami Sri Lanka

    University essay from Institutionen för kulturantropologi och etnologi

    Author : Jesper Bjarnesen; [2006]
    Keywords : Tsunami; Sri Lanka; humanitarian assistance; disaster; suffering; ;

    Abstract : Abstract This paper applies an impressionistic and reflexive genre of ethnography to understand the ethnographer’s meeting with the humanitarian aid workers in post-tsunami Sri Lanka. It offers an analysis of the political atmosphere in the country prior to the tsunami as a central framework for understanding current tensions and debates over the distribution of tsunami aid resources, and traces the emergence of what has been termed Sinhala-Buddhist nationalism. READ MORE