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Bobogyi: A Burmese Spiritual <\/em><\/strong>Figure<\/em> is the first book dedicated to this Burmese nat<\/em>, or guardian spirit, who features prominently in contemporary Burma (Myanmar). From an ethereal tree spirit to an established guardian at pagodas, the book examines the various trajectories of this ubiquitous figure. In the former capital of Yangon, bobogyi has been one of the main actors in the city’s Buddhist landscape, beginning with the founding legend of the iconic Shwedagon Pagoda through his growing prominence since the 1990s following the city’s recent urban expansion. With essays from two prominent scholars and a selection of detailed photographs that document the daily activities of worship and maintenance at bobogyi<\/em> shrines, this charming book chronicles the history and modern-day relevance of bobogyi<\/em> and also charts the ever-evolving nature of sacred narratives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Bobogyi – A Burmese Spiritual Figure is the first book dedicated to this outstanding spirit figure of contemporary Burma\/Myanmar Buddhism.
Preface 8
\nPart I | From Tree Spirits to Pagoda Guardians: 10
\nBobogyi as a Burmese Spiritual Figure
\nThe growing presence of bobogyi in the urban context 16
\nBobogyi as pagoda guardians 17
\nBobogyi in the legend of the Shwedagon pagoda 18
\nSule Bobogyi 23
\nBotataung Bobogyi 26
\nThamaing Bobogyi 28
\nKyaikkasan and Thingangyon Bobogyis 33
\nGolden Valley’s Bobogyi 36
\nPart II | A Year in the Life of Golden Valley’s Bobogyi 38
\nAt the crossroads 43
\nThe altar of the guardian of the banyan 46
\nThe cult 52
\nThe devotees 59
\nEarly morning brioches 62
\nThe flower seller 64
\nThe mad woman 65
\nRe-emergence of the cult 72
\nEndnotes 76
\nLocation of the Bobogyis shrines 78
\nIndex 79
\nAcknowledgements 80<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":8376,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[21583],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-8375","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-history","7":"author-by-author-benedicte-brac-la-de-perriere","8":"author-by-author-cristophe-munier-gaillard","9":"publisher-river-books","11":"first","12":"instock","13":"shipping-taxable","14":"purchasable","15":"product-type-simple"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nBobogyi - 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