The Role of Ethnic Minorities in the Resistance Movement

This article explores the role of some prominent ethnic minority armies in the course of resistance to the coup. It selectively describes how some ethnic minorities such as Karen, Kachin, Karenni, Chin, Rakhine, Wa, and Shan play leadership role in the resistance movement before and after the 2021 m...

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Main Author: Young, Elijah (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2023
In: International journal of public theology
Year: 2023, Volume: 17, Issue: 2, Pages: 169-189
IxTheo Classification:CH Christianity and Society
KBM Asia
ZB Sociology
ZC Politics in general
Further subjects:B Resistance
B Ethnic minorities
B ethnic majority
B Christian
B coup
B Freedom
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Summary:This article explores the role of some prominent ethnic minority armies in the course of resistance to the coup. It selectively describes how some ethnic minorities such as Karen, Kachin, Karenni, Chin, Rakhine, Wa, and Shan play leadership role in the resistance movement before and after the 2021 military coup. It emphasizes the ongoing movement of how the 2021 coup created a window of opportunity for the interreligious collaboration between such ethnic minority groups and ethnic majority Bamar groups. It then shows how their interethnic collaboration blocked coup makers from consolidating their powers. The article also highlights how some ethnic minority Christian leaders, pastors, lay Christians, nuns, and priests witness their prophetic and apostolic faith in various ways of hidden and public resistance.
ISSN:1569-7320
Contains:Enthalten in: International journal of public theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/15697320-20230082