Waiting for a righteous ruler: the Karen royal imaginary in Thailand and Burma
Karen believe they are like orphans without a king and leader; royalty often appear in their myths, legends and prophecies. Buddhist Karen await the next Buddha, Ariya Metteya - preceded by a righteous Karen leader - who shall cleanse the world. This paper explores the Karen imaginary and notions of...
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Cambridge Univ. Press
2012
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Journal of Southeast Asian studies
Год: 2012, Том: 43, Выпуск: 2, Страницы: 340-363 |
| Другие ключевые слова: | B
Myanmar
B Традициональная культура B Карены (народ) B Политическое руководство B Thailand B Буддизм (мотив) B Thailand Myanmar Карены (народ) Volksgruppe / Ethnische Bevölkerungsgruppe Traditionelle Kultur Дворянство (мотив) Politische Führung (Gruppe) Буддизм (мотив) B Этническая группа |
| Итог: | Karen believe they are like orphans without a king and leader; royalty often appear in their myths, legends and prophecies. Buddhist Karen await the next Buddha, Ariya Metteya - preceded by a righteous Karen leader - who shall cleanse the world. This paper explores the Karen imaginary and notions of royalty as preconditions for a new era governed by Buddhist ethics that will bring peace and prosperity. This imaginary combines religion and politics in a millenarian model of the world as seen from the margins of traditional kingdoms and modern nation-states - what James Scott has termed ‘non-state spaces’. The Karen oscillate between defensive and offensive strategies, as shown in several examples. Is this imaginary a premodern phenomenon typical of marginalised minorities or perhaps also part of a modern, global imaginary of a better future? The concept of morally enchanted leadership is discussed in relation to states, nations and globalisation. (J Southeast Asian Stud/GIGA) |
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| ISSN: | 0022-4634 |
| Второстепенные работы: | In: Journal of Southeast Asian studies
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