Taungbyone Nat Festival and the Response of the Church
The article explores the Taungbyone Nat Festival in Myanmar, detailing its historical background, practices, and significance in animistic belief systems, aiming to elucidate the church's appropriate response. Topics include the festival's origin during the reign of Anawrahta, the meaning...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Faculty of Asia Pacific Theological Seminary
2024
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Asian Journal of Pentecostal Studies
Year: 2024, Volume: 27, Issue: 1, Pages: 25-42 |
| IxTheo Classification: | AG Religious life; material religion BB Indigenous religions CC Christianity and Non-Christian religion; Inter-religious relations KBM Asia KDG Free church |
| Further subjects: | B
Christian fasts & feasts
B Theology B Businesspeople B Spirituality B Prayers B Dance B Handicraft B Patronage |
| Summary: | The article explores the Taungbyone Nat Festival in Myanmar, detailing its historical background, practices, and significance in animistic belief systems, aiming to elucidate the church's appropriate response. Topics include the festival's origin during the reign of Anawrahta, the meaning of nat worship and the role of natkadaws, and the rituals and dances performed during the festival to propitiate the nats. |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: Asian Journal of Pentecostal Studies
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