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Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre
Ethnic Groups Research Database |
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Subject |
Paganyaw S'gaw Kanyaw (Karen), religious, Samerng, Chiang Mai |
Author |
Piangjit Thianyoi |
Title |
The Religious Conversion of the Sgaw Karen in a Northern Thai Village |
Document Type |
Thesis |
Original Language of Text |
Thai |
Ethnic Identity |
Paganyaw,
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Language and Linguistic Affiliations |
Sino-Tibetan |
Location of
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Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre Library |
Total Pages |
119 |
Year |
1992 |
Source |
Graduate School, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Chulalongkorn University |
Abstract |
Mae Toe village in Bor Kaew sub-district, Samerng district, Chiang Mai province, is a multi-faith Sgaw Karen village. The inhabitants are Buddhists, combined Buddhist-animists, and Christians. The report finds that political, sociological, and psychological factors account for the villagers? conversion to Buddhism; while economic, sociological and psychological factors account for the conversion to Christianity. Religious conversion has substantial impacted the Karen belief system and traditional practices. Amidst the changes, the contemporary narrative of Karen ethnic consciousness has come to center around a shared pga ker yor identity and ancestry ? a consciousness of belonging to the same ethnic family, whose members must therefore unite and help each other.
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