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Justine Chambers, "Pursuing Morality: Buddhism and Everyday Ethics in Southeastern Myanmar" (NUS Press, 2024)

Aug 15, 2024
Justine Chambers, an anthropologist and Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Danish Institute for International Studies, dives into the moral landscape of the Plong (Pwo) Karen people in Myanmar. She explores how Theravada Buddhism shapes their ethics amid sociopolitical upheaval. Chambers discusses the effects of education and migration on traditional values, the rise of Buddhist nationalism and millenarianism, and the impact of the 2021 military coup. Additionally, she examines the community's perceptions of climate change through a Buddhist moral lens.
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