Narrating identity and belonging: buddhist authenticity and contested ethnic marginalization in the mountains of northern Thailand

Processes of exclusion and inclusion structure the relationship between Theravada Buddhism and socio-ethnic identity in Northern Thailand. The Dara’ang, a Mon-Khmer speaking population, practice a form of Buddhism similar to that found amongst various Tai cultures of the region, but distinct in many...

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Main Author: Ashley, Sean (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Institution 2013
In: Sojourn
Year: 2013, Volume: 28, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-35
Further subjects:B Ethnicity
B Buddhism
B State
B Marginality
B Identity
B Population group
B Thailand
B Ethnic group