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Reconsidering Renunciation: Shifting Subjectivities and Models of Practice in the Biography of a Buddhist Woman 重新思考出家:《一位佛教女性传》中的主体性转移与实践模式

Journal of Burma Studies Pub Date : 2023-04-18 DOI: 10.1353/jbs.2023.0003

MK Long

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How Can Scholars from Formerly Colonizing Countries Assist in Decolonizing Burma Studies? 前殖民地国家的学者如何协助缅甸的非殖民化研究？

Journal of Burma Studies Pub Date : 2023-04-18 DOI: 10.1353/jbs.2023.0005

Rosalie Metro

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Editor’s Note: Special Issue: Gender and Social Change in Myanmar 编者按:特刊:缅甸的性别与社会变革

Journal of Burma Studies Pub Date : 2023-04-18 DOI: 10.1353/jbs.2023.0000

J. M. Ferguson

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Deconstructing and Reinforcing Gender Norms and Cultural Taboos in Myanmar’s Spring Revolution 解构与强化缅甸春季革命中的性别规范与文化禁忌

Journal of Burma Studies Pub Date : 2023-04-18 DOI: 10.1353/jbs.2023.0001

A. Tun

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Our Htamein, Our Flag, Our Victory: The Role of Young Women in Myanmar’s Spring Revolution 我们的人民，我们的旗帜，我们的胜利:缅甸春季革命中年轻女性的角色

Journal of Burma Studies Pub Date : 2023-04-18 DOI: 10.1353/jbs.2023.0002

Marlar, Justine Chambers, Elena

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We Are Made of Time: Astrology and Healing in Rakhine State, Myanmar 我们是由时间构成的:缅甸若开邦的占星术和治疗

Journal of Burma Studies Pub Date : 2022-10-08 DOI: 10.1353/jbs.2022.0012

C. Coderey

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The Journal of Burma Studies 缅甸研究杂志

Journal of Burma Studies Pub Date : 2022-10-08 DOI: 10.1353/jbs.2022.0014

Aurore Candier, J. M. Ferguson, Bénédicte Brac de la Perriére, C. Coderey, C. Guenzi

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Astrological and Divinatory Practices in Burma: Mapping the beidin Category 缅甸的占星术和占卜实践：绘制贝丁类别

Journal of Burma Studies Pub Date : 2022-10-08 DOI: 10.1353/jbs.2022.0009

Aurore Candier, J. Ferguson

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The Emergence and Evolution of the beidin [inline-graphic 01] Category in Burma: The Transition of the Long Nineteenth Century 缅甸北京分类的出现与演变:漫长的19世纪的过渡

Journal of Burma Studies Pub Date : 2022-10-08 DOI: 10.1353/jbs.2022.0010

Aurore Candier

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Min Theinhka: An Astrologer's Career through the Lens of Biography Min Theinhka：传记视角下的占星家生涯

Journal of Burma Studies Pub Date : 2022-10-08 DOI: 10.1353/jbs.2022.0011

Bénédicte Brac de la Perrière

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