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Positivists and Buddhists: The Rise and Fall of Anglo-Burmese Ecclesiastical Law

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 December 2018

Andrew Huxley
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Abstract

This article describes and compares English and Burmese approaches to the legal establishment of religion. Between 1886 and 1942 the two approaches crossbred to produce a body of case law known as Buddhist ecclesiastical law. However, after 1920 the colonial government radically changed its policy toward Buddhism. The repercussions of this change continue to affect Burma.

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Symposium: Law, Religion, and Identity
Information
Law & Social Inquiry , Volume 26 , Issue 1 , Winter 2001 , pp. 113 - 142
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Copyright © American Bar Foundation, 2001 

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