RT Article
T1 Buddhist holy man Khruba Bunchum: the shift in a millenarian movement at the Thailand-Myanmar border
JF Sojourn
VO 31
IS 2
SP 377
OP 412
A1 Jirattikorn, Amporn
LA English
PB Institution
YR 2016
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1637832621
AB The study of holy men active in Thailand, Laos and Myanmar between the seventeenth and the twentieth centuries has associated them primarily with millenarian movements. In the twenty-first century, the Thailand-Myanmar border has seen the emergence of a holy man to whom the concept of millenarianism is, in the current changing religious environment, not applicable. Khruba Bunchum, a contemporary Thai monk with a significant ethnic minority following in Myanmar, rose to fame in Thailand after being forced to leave Myanmar and spending three years meditating in an isolated cave. He has gained followers among wealthy and middle-class Thais. His case illustrates the effect of mobile media technology in transforming the practice of venerating holy men. It suggests the need for a new approach to studying religious movements, one that draws on religious, political and media sources. (Sojourn/GIGA)
K1 Nonne
K1 Mönch
K1 Religiöse Bewegung
K1 Ethnische Gruppe
K1 Medienkonsum
K1 Thailand
K1 Myanmar