In search of Chin identity: a study in religion, politics and ethnic identity in Burma
Chinram was once an independent land ruled by Chin chiefs and where the people followed traditional Chin religion. By the turn of the twentieth century however, it had been abruptly transformed by British annexation and the arrival of Christian missionaries. Christianity provided the Chin people wit...
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Format: | Print Book |
Language: | English |
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Copenhagen
NIAS Press
2003
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Nordic Institute of Asian Studies monograph series (91)
Year: 2003 |
Edition: | 1. publ. |
Series/Journal: | Nordic Institute of Asian Studies monograph series
91 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Burma
/ Lakher (Myanmar)
/ Ethnic identity
/ Christianity
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Further subjects: | B
Chin (Southeast Asian people)
Burma
Religion
B Myanmar B Church B Nationalism Burma Religious aspects Christianity B Interfaith dialogue B Independence B Ethnology Burma B Religion B People B History B Thesis B Ethnic group B Christianity and politics Burma B Colonialism B Chin (Southeast Asian people) Burma Race identity B Tree trunk Ethnology B Cultural identity B Mission B Identity B National consciousness |
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Summary: | Chinram was once an independent land ruled by Chin chiefs and where the people followed traditional Chin religion. By the turn of the twentieth century however, it had been abruptly transformed by British annexation and the arrival of Christian missionaries. Christianity provided the Chin people with a means of preserving their national identity in the midst of multiracial and multireligious environments. This in-depth study on Chin nationalism and Christianity provides a clear analysis of the close relationship between religion, ethnicity, and nationalism. |
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Item Description: | Includes index Bibliography Originally published: Richmond: Curzon |
ISBN: | 0700717641 |