Journal | Annali di Ca’ Foscari. Serie orientale
Monographic journal issue | Supplemento 60 | 2024
Research Article | Rituals, Lore and Legitimacy in Post-Coup Myanmar
Rituals, Lore and Legitimacy in Post-Coup Myanmar
Abstract
This paper examines the strategic use of rituals in Myanmar after the 2021 coup, focusing on their role in political legitimacy. It explores how the military regime and protesters employed rituals in protests and observes divergent practices. The regime relied on symbolic rituals supported by monastic institutions, while protesters used rituals less aligned with normative Buddhist practices. The study highlights differing methods of ritual knowledge dissemination: hierarchical for the regime and network-based for protesters. Despite similar worldviews, their motivations and applications of ritualistic knowledge differ.
Submitted: Dec. 22, 2023 | Accepted: June 13, 2024 | Published Dec. 4, 2024 | Language: en
Keywords Myanmar • Legitimacy • Anti-Coup resistance • Military Regime • Rituals
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