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dc.contributor.authorMcCarthy, Stephen
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T12:16:59Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T12:16:59Z
dc.date.issued2004
dc.date.modified2009-08-25T03:45:31Z
dc.identifier.issn14639947
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/1463994042000291556
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/25269
dc.description.abstractThis paper traces the development of the political rhetoric of Aung San Suu Kyi in order that her message of democratic transition in Burma could become consonant with traditional Buddhist beliefs. Understanding the modern usage by the Burmese political elite (both the National League for Democracy [NLD] and the State Peace and Development Council [SPDC] of Buddhism in their political rhetoric requires an examination into the traditional endoxa or the common opinions of the people on Buddhism. The paper finds that Suu Kyi's rhetoric developed as a product of her own incarceration by the military rulers. In contrast to her father, she has infused her political message with her own brand of socially engaged Buddhism, or active Metta, that has successfully resonated among the people, forcing the generals to respond with their own variety of piety.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherTaylor & Francis
dc.publisher.placeOxfordshire, UK
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom67
dc.relation.ispartofpageto81
dc.relation.ispartofissue2
dc.relation.ispartofjournalContemporary Buddhism
dc.relation.ispartofvolume5
dc.subject.fieldofresearchHistory and Philosophy of Specific Fields
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPhilosophy
dc.subject.fieldofresearchReligion and Religious Studies
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode2202
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode2203
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode2204
dc.titleThe Buddhist political rhetoric of Aung San Suu Kyi
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.date.issued2004
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorMcCarthy, Stephen N.


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