Ethnic and religious diversity in Myanmar : contested identities / edited by Perry Schmidt-Leukel, Hans-Peter Grosshans, Madlen Krueger.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Grosshans, Hans-Peter, editor.

Krueger, Madlen, editor.

Ling, Samuel Ngun, editor.

Schmidt-Leukel, Perry, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ethnic conflict--Burma.

Ethnic conflict.

Minorities--Burma--Social conditions.

Minorities.

Religion and state--Burma.

Religion and state.

Burma--Ethnic relations.

Burma.

Burma--Politics and government.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (318 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Distribution:

[London, England] : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2021

Place of Publication:

London [England] : Bloomsbury Academic, 2021

Summary:

"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."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction : Entanglements of Ethnicity, Religion and Region, Madlen Krueger (University of Muenster, Germany)

Part I: Historical and Political Perspectives

1. The Making of a Fixed National Hierarchy of Ethnicity in Myanmar, Mikael Gravers (Aarhus University, Denmark)

2. Ethnic Conflict and Peace: An Analysis on the Creation of Ne Win's Burmanized Imagined Community and its Impact on Peace-building, Saw Eh Htoo (Payap University, Chiang Mai, Thailand)

3. Faith- and Ethnic Identity-based Networks in Myanmar: Social Capital, Resilience and Resistance, Ashley South (Chiang Mai University, Thailand)

4. A Historical Perspective of Ethnic Minorities' Movement in Myanmar, Nehginpao Kipgen (Jindal School of International Affairs, India) Part II: The Case of Buddhism

5. Buddhism and its Impact on Myanmar State and Society through History, Khin Zaw Win (Tampadipa Institute, Myanmar)

6. From Saffron Revolution to MaBaTha. Inclusions and Exclusions from Myanmar History, Alexander Horstmann (Tallinn University, Estonia)

7. Ethnic-religious Identity and Visual Culture in a World of Ethnic and Religious Diversity and Conflicts. An Example from the Eastern Shan State of Myanmar, Klemens Karlsson (Chiang Mai University, Thailand)

8. Reflections on Religion and Identity: With a Particular Emphasis on Theravada Buddhism, Perry Schmidt-Leukel, University of Muenster, Germany)

Part III: The Case of Christianity

9. Ethnic Diversity in Past and Present: A Historical Perspective, Samuel Ngun Ling (Myanmar Institute of Theology, Myanmar)

10. Kachin Ethnicity, Religion and Civil War in Myanmar, Layang Seng Ja (Kachin Theological College & Seminary, Kachin State, Myanmar)

11. Indian Christian Communities of Myanmar: Negotiating an Identity, Marja-Leena Heikkil-̃Horn, Mahidol University International College Thailand)

Part IV: The Case of Islam

12. Islam in Myanmar and Ethnic Diversity, Myint Thein, Al-Azhar Islamic Institute of Myanmar, Peace Cultivation Network, Myanmar

13. Religious Pluralism versus Ethno-Religious Nationalism in Myanmar, Myo Win (SMILE Education and Development Foundation, Yangon, Myanmar)

14. Being Mon - Buddhist-Muslim Relations, Madlen Krueger, University of Muenster, Germany Postscript: Cohabitation in Multi-Ethnic and Multi-Religious Contexts, Hans-Peter Grosshans (University of Muenster, Germany)

Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9781350187412

1350187410

9781350187429

1350187429

OCLC:

1283849292