Author : Samuel Ngun Ling,Madlen Krueger,Hans-Peter Grosshans,Perry Schmidt-Leukel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Burma
ISBN : 1350187437
Ethnic and Religious Diversity in Myanmar by Samuel Ngun Ling,Madlen Krueger,Hans-Peter Grosshans,Perry Schmidt-Leukel Pdf
"The most comprehensive collection on Myanmar's identity politics to date, this volume discusses the entanglement of ethnic and religious identities in Myanmar and the challenges presented by its extensive ethnic-religious diversity. Religious and ethnic conjunctions are treated from historical, political, religious and ethnic minority perspectives through both case studies and overview chapters. The book addresses the thorny issue of Buddhist supremacy, Burmese nationalism, ethnic-religious hierarchy along with reflections on Buddhist, Christian and Muslim communities. Bringing together international scholars and Burmese scholars, this book combines the perspectives of academic observers with those of political activists and religious leaders from different faiths. Through the breadth of its disciplinary approach, its focus on identity issues and its inclusion of insider and outsider perspectives, this book provides new insights into the complex religious situation of Myanmar."--