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In this study, Hayami suggests that the Karen in northwestern Thailand are located 'betwixt and between' the peripheries and the mainstream of the modern nation-state. It demonstrates how the Karen actively adopt new religious practices in ways that enable them to maintain communal boundaries and cultural particularity at the same time as they integrate themselves into the broader stream of Thai society.

Between Hills and Plains: Power and Practice in Socio-Religious Dynamics among Karen

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In this study, Hayami suggests that the Karen in northwestern Thailand are located 'betwixt and between' the peripheries and the... Read more

    Publisher: Kyoto University Press and Trans Pacific Press
    Publication Date: 28/02/2004
    ISBN13: 9781920901035, 978-1920901035
    ISBN10: 1920901035

    Number of Pages: 385

    Non Fiction , Politics, Philosophy & Society

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    In this study, Hayami suggests that the Karen in northwestern Thailand are located 'betwixt and between' the peripheries and the mainstream of the modern nation-state. It demonstrates how the Karen actively adopt new religious practices in ways that enable them to maintain communal boundaries and cultural particularity at the same time as they integrate themselves into the broader stream of Thai society.

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