This stimulating volume
analyzes the impact of ethnic change and religious traditions on local,
national, and regional identities. Through the lens of identity, the authors
explore and appraise the level of integration within the political borders of
Southeast Asian nation-states and within the region as a
whole.
Case studies include the Bru population in Laos/Vietnam, hill tribe
populations without citizenship in northern Thailand, the Lua also in northern
Thailand, the Pakistani community in Penang, the Rohingya in Myanmar, the Karen
Leke religious movement in Thailand/Myanmar, political Islam in Indonesia, Sufi
Muslims in Thailand, pluralism in Penang, the Preah Vihear dispute between
Thailand and Cambodia, and hero cult worship in northern
Thailand.
Historians and social anthropologists variously tackle these issues
of identity and integration within the kaleidoscope of ethnicities, religions,
languages, and cultures that make up Southeast Asia. The result is a rich,
multifaceted volume that is of great benefit to students and specialists in
unraveling the complexities of national and transnational dynamics in the
region.
This stimulating volume
analyzes the impact of ethnic change and religious traditions on local,
national, and regional identities. Through the lens of identity, the authors
explore and appraise the level of integration within the political borders of
Southeast Asian nation-states and within the region as a
whole.
Case studies include the Bru population in Laos/Vietnam, hill tribe
populations without citizenship in northern Thailand, the Lua also in northern
Thailand, the Pakistani community in Penang, the Rohingya in Myanmar, the Karen
Leke religious movement in Thailand/Myanmar, political Islam in Indonesia, Sufi
Muslims in Thailand, pluralism in Penang, the Preah Vihear dispute between
Thailand and Cambodia, and hero cult worship in northern
Thailand.
Historians and social anthropologists variously tackle these issues
of identity and integration within the kaleidoscope of ethnicities, religions,
languages, and cultures that make up Southeast Asia. The result is a rich,
multifaceted volume that is of great benefit to students and specialists in
unraveling the complexities of national and transnational dynamics in the
region.