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Buddhist Nationalism in Myanmar: Cultural Nationalist and Ressentiment Nationalist Discourses
Stockholm University, Faculty of Humanities, Department of Ethnology, History of Religions and Gender Studies.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-1859-4789
Number of Authors: 12025 (English)In: The Routledge Handbook of Religion and Nationalism / [ed] Jeffrey Haynes, Abingdon: Routledge, 2025, p. 400-415Chapter in book (Refereed)
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This chapter examines two overlapping Buddhist nationalist discourses in Burma/Myanmar: a nationalist ressentiment discourse and a cultural nationalist discourse. It demonstrates that Buddhist nationalism is more than merely anti-Muslim discourses and that it comprises a complex set of discourses, many of which can be traced back to the colonial period. These include Buddhism being intertwined with an ethnic identity, a national identity; protection of the Buddha's sāsana against the perceived demographic threat of interreligious marriages, and against business competition; Burmese Buddhist cultural-historical narratives about the “Golden Myanmar”; Burmese Buddhism as a source of national pride, and the like. These discourses can be encountered in contemporary Burmese Buddhist nationalist movements seeking to protect the Buddha's sāsana , their nation/race, their Buddhist cultural traditions and their heritage against perceived threats.

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Abingdon: Routledge, 2025. p. 400-415
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URN: urn:nbn:se:su:diva-247292DOI: 10.4324/9781032643502-29Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-105014908039ISBN: 978-1-032-63178-3 (print)ISBN: 978-1-032-64351-9 (print)ISBN: 978-1-032-64350-2 (electronic)OAI: oai:DiVA.org:su-247292DiVA, id: diva2:2000093
Available from: 2025-09-23 Created: 2025-09-23 Last updated: 2025-09-23Bibliographically approved

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