Mikael Gravers
Biographic Data
| ID | 1150425 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mikael Gravers |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mikael |
| FAMILY NAME | Gravers |
| SIGNATURE | GRAVERS M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Kyiv National University of Culture and Arts |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3144-0098 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 116 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
On Buddhist Monks, Nationalism and Violence – Correspondence
A reader’s letter responding to “Anti-Muslim Buddhist Nationalism in Burma and Sri Lanka” by Mikael Gravers (Contemporary Buddhism 2015 16: 1–27):While reading the interesting article “Anti-Muslim
Building Noahâ s Ark for Migrants, Refugees, and Religious Communities
Building Noah's Ark for Migrants, Refugees, and Religious Communities examines religion within the framework of refugee studies as a public good, with the spiritual and material use of religion sheddi
Disorder as Order
Burma’s 66 years of civil war is the longest armed conflict in the world. This article analyses the complexity of one of the many ethnic armed conflicts between the Karen and the state. The Karen ethno-nationalist struggle is rooted in the ethnic categorization and identity politics of colonial order, which has influenced the political orders after independence. All living generations in Burma have to some extent experienced violence. Violent dis…
Burma/Myanmar
Burma's transition to democracy & peace process. Religin, ethnicity, economy, health, development and others subjects. illustrated, maps
Anti-Muslim Buddhist Nationalism in Burma and Sri Lanka
In Burma, monks are promoting a new marriage law restricting interfaith marriages. They have used hateful anti-Muslim rhetoric and claimed that Buddhism, language, culture and the national identity is endangered. Since 2012, Burma has seen widespread anti-Muslim riots resulting in burned mosques and casualties instigated by the 969 movement. Burmese monks study in Sri Lanka where the Buda Bala Sena, (‘Buddhist Power Force’) movement runs a fierce…
Spiritual Politics, Political Religion, and Religious Freedom in Burma
The 2008 constitution of Burma (or Myanmar) ostensibly protects religious freedom, yet Buddhism has always had a special position. Research on religion in general, much less religious freedom specifically, has long been limited due to military rule since 1962. Fortunately, the situation for scholarly inquiry since the 2010 elections has begun to change. Burma Studies should take advantage of new openings to research the religious freedom dimensio…
Monks, morality and military. The struggle for moral power in Burma—and Buddhism's uneasy relation with lay power
On the young monk's Saffron Revolution in Burma, spiritual politics and moral leadership
Waiting for a righteous ruler
Karen believe they are like orphans without a king and leader; royalty often appear in their myths, legends and prophecies. Buddhist Karen await the next Buddha, Ariya Metteya — preceded by a righteous Karen leader — who shall cleanse the world. This paper explores the Karen imaginary and notions of royalty as preconditions for a new era governed by Buddhist ethics that will bring peace and prosperity. This imaginary combines religion and politic…
Exploring Ethnic Diversity in Burma (Nias Studies in Asian Topics)
Nationalism as Political Paranoia in Burma
This study probes the complex relationship between nationalism, violence and Buddhism in nineteenth- and twentieth-century Burma. Gravers' study brings us to present-day Burma and the struggle by Nobel Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi for a new Burmese identity.The present volume is a substantially revised and expanded version of the study originally published by the Nordic Institute of Asian Studies
Cosmology, Prophets, and Rebellion Among the Buddhist Karen in Burma and Thailand
This article probes into the historical details and the present practices of Karen Buddhist movements. The Christian Karen have had a dominant position in the media and scientific publications. However, the Buddhists are probably still the majority among the Pwo and Sgaw Karen. The recent split between the Christian Karen National Union and the Democratic Karen Buddhist Organization is a dramatic expression of the political role of religion. Reli…
Nationalism as Political Paranoia in Burma
The colonial club - 'natives not admitted' the violent 'pacification' of Burma Buddhist cosmology and political power the colonization of Burmese identity Buddhism, xenophobia and rebellion in the 1930s two versions of nationalism - union state or ethnicism Buddishism and military power - two different strategies, two different Thakins Ne Win's club Aung San Suu Kyi's strategy nationalism as the practice of power the rules of the Myanmar club Bud…
Exploring Ethnic Diversity in Burma (Nias Studies in Asian Topics)
Anti-Muslim Buddhist Nationalism in Burma and Sri Lanka
In Burma, monks are promoting a new marriage law restricting interfaith marriages. They have used hateful anti-Muslim rhetoric and claimed that Buddhism, language, culture and the national identity is endangered. Since 2012, Burma has seen widespread anti-Muslim riots resulting in burned mosques and casualties instigated by the 969 movement. Burmese monks study in Sri Lanka where the Buda Bala Sena, (‘Buddhist Power Force’) movement runs a fierce…
Burma/Myanmar
Burma's transition to democracy & peace process. Religin, ethnicity, economy, health, development and others subjects. illustrated, maps
Disorder as Order
Burma’s 66 years of civil war is the longest armed conflict in the world. This article analyses the complexity of one of the many ethnic armed conflicts between the Karen and the state. The Karen ethno-nationalist struggle is rooted in the ethnic categorization and identity politics of colonial order, which has influenced the political orders after independence. All living generations in Burma have to some extent experienced violence. Violent dis…
Nationalism as Political Paranoia in Burma
This study probes the complex relationship between nationalism, violence and Buddhism in nineteenth- and twentieth-century Burma. Gravers' study brings us to present-day Burma and the struggle by Nobel Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi for a new Burmese identity.The present volume is a substantially revised and expanded version of the study originally published by the Nordic Institute of Asian Studies
Cosmology, Prophets, and Rebellion Among the Buddhist Karen in Burma and Thailand
This article probes into the historical details and the present practices of Karen Buddhist movements. The Christian Karen have had a dominant position in the media and scientific publications. However, the Buddhists are probably still the majority among the Pwo and Sgaw Karen. The recent split between the Christian Karen National Union and the Democratic Karen Buddhist Organization is a dramatic expression of the political role of religion. Reli…
Spiritual Politics, Political Religion, and Religious Freedom in Burma
The 2008 constitution of Burma (or Myanmar) ostensibly protects religious freedom, yet Buddhism has always had a special position. Research on religion in general, much less religious freedom specifically, has long been limited due to military rule since 1962. Fortunately, the situation for scholarly inquiry since the 2010 elections has begun to change. Burma Studies should take advantage of new openings to research the religious freedom dimensio…
Waiting for a righteous ruler
Karen believe they are like orphans without a king and leader; royalty often appear in their myths, legends and prophecies. Buddhist Karen await the next Buddha, Ariya Metteya — preceded by a righteous Karen leader — who shall cleanse the world. This paper explores the Karen imaginary and notions of royalty as preconditions for a new era governed by Buddhist ethics that will bring peace and prosperity. This imaginary combines religion and politic…
Nationalism as Political Paranoia in Burma
The colonial club - 'natives not admitted' the violent 'pacification' of Burma Buddhist cosmology and political power the colonization of Burmese identity Buddhism, xenophobia and rebellion in the 1930s two versions of nationalism - union state or ethnicism Buddishism and military power - two different strategies, two different Thakins Ne Win's club Aung San Suu Kyi's strategy nationalism as the practice of power the rules of the Myanmar club Bud…
Cosmology, Prophets, and Rebellion Among the Buddhist Karen in Burma and Thailand
This article probes into the historical details and the present practices of Karen Buddhist movements. The Christian Karen have had a dominant position in the media and scientific publications. However, the Buddhists are probably still the majority among the Pwo and Sgaw Karen. The recent split between the Christian Karen National Union and the Democratic Karen Buddhist Organization is a dramatic expression of the political role of religion. Reli…
Nationalism as Political Paranoia in Burma
This study probes the complex relationship between nationalism, violence and Buddhism in nineteenth- and twentieth-century Burma. Gravers' study brings us to present-day Burma and the struggle by Nobel Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi for a new Burmese identity.The present volume is a substantially revised and expanded version of the study originally published by the Nordic Institute of Asian Studies
Exploring Ethnic Diversity in Burma (Nias Studies in Asian Topics)
Monks, morality and military. The struggle for moral power in Burma—and Buddhism's uneasy relation with lay power
On the young monk's Saffron Revolution in Burma, spiritual politics and moral leadership
Waiting for a righteous ruler
Karen believe they are like orphans without a king and leader; royalty often appear in their myths, legends and prophecies. Buddhist Karen await the next Buddha, Ariya Metteya — preceded by a righteous Karen leader — who shall cleanse the world. This paper explores the Karen imaginary and notions of royalty as preconditions for a new era governed by Buddhist ethics that will bring peace and prosperity. This imaginary combines religion and politic…
Spiritual Politics, Political Religion, and Religious Freedom in Burma
The 2008 constitution of Burma (or Myanmar) ostensibly protects religious freedom, yet Buddhism has always had a special position. Research on religion in general, much less religious freedom specifically, has long been limited due to military rule since 1962. Fortunately, the situation for scholarly inquiry since the 2010 elections has begun to change. Burma Studies should take advantage of new openings to research the religious freedom dimensio…
Building Noahâ s Ark for Migrants, Refugees, and Religious Communities
Building Noah's Ark for Migrants, Refugees, and Religious Communities examines religion within the framework of refugee studies as a public good, with the spiritual and material use of religion sheddi
Disorder as Order
Burma’s 66 years of civil war is the longest armed conflict in the world. This article analyses the complexity of one of the many ethnic armed conflicts between the Karen and the state. The Karen ethno-nationalist struggle is rooted in the ethnic categorization and identity politics of colonial order, which has influenced the political orders after independence. All living generations in Burma have to some extent experienced violence. Violent dis…
Burma/Myanmar
Burma's transition to democracy & peace process. Religin, ethnicity, economy, health, development and others subjects. illustrated, maps
Anti-Muslim Buddhist Nationalism in Burma and Sri Lanka
In Burma, monks are promoting a new marriage law restricting interfaith marriages. They have used hateful anti-Muslim rhetoric and claimed that Buddhism, language, culture and the national identity is endangered. Since 2012, Burma has seen widespread anti-Muslim riots resulting in burned mosques and casualties instigated by the 969 movement. Burmese monks study in Sri Lanka where the Buda Bala Sena, (‘Buddhist Power Force’) movement runs a fierce…
On Buddhist Monks, Nationalism and Violence – Correspondence
A reader’s letter responding to “Anti-Muslim Buddhist Nationalism in Burma and Sri Lanka” by Mikael Gravers (Contemporary Buddhism 2015 16: 1–27):While reading the interesting article “Anti-Muslim
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