Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-324) and index.
Contents:
Everyday forms of hierarchical observance -- A description of the Shweigyin monastery -- Discretionary attachments : monks and their social relations -- Taking Dumont to Southeast Asia -- Hierarchical habits -- Gaining access to power -- Meditation -- Masculinity -- Masculinity's others : women, nuns, and trans women -- Taking autonomy and attachment further afield.
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