Anthropology Seminar | Circulating in difference: The recognition of publicness in a Christian-Buddhist encounter
In the context of Myanmar’s fraught political transition, local Pentecostals experiment with new ‘democratic’ opportunities to more visibly and vocally evangelise to Buddhist audiences. Distributing gospel tracts on footpaths, or preaching about Jesus in the shadow of Buddhist pagodas, they enter into a public sphere said to be emerging from decades of censorship and military …