Champions of Buddhism. Weikza Cults in Contemporary Burma.
Singapore. NUS Press. 2014. Stock ID #149293 "Hidden at the margins of Burmese Buddhism and culture, the cults of the weikzaweikza in relation to the Vipassana insight meditation movement and conventional Buddhist practices, as well as the contemporary rise of Buddhist fundamentalism. When referring to this item please quote stockid 149293.
Black and white photographic illustrations and diagrams, xxvii + 261pp, glossary, bibliography, index, paperback.
Featuring research based on fieldwork only possible in recent years, paired with reflective essays by senior Buddhist studies scholars, this book situates the weikza cult in relation to broader Buddhist and Southeast Asian contexts, as the Burmese expressions of the weikza cults themselves." (Publisher's description).
Price: $58.00 AU