2009/05/01 by Klemens Karlsson · 1 citation
Social Sciences · #Aesthetics #Ancient history #Anthropology #Archaeology #Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography #Asian Studies and History #Buddhism #Burmese #Cult #Ethnic group #Gautama Buddha #Gender studies #History #Identity (music) #Law #Mythology #Philosophy #Political science #Politics #Religious identity #Religious studies #Social science #Sociology #Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies
paper · doi:10.1080/14639940902968939
openalex publication_date 2009/05/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/02
This article examines the Buddhist ethnic-religious identity expressed by the Tai Khun people of the Eastern Shan State of Myanmar. The author argues that they possess a double ethnic identity: on the one hand, they have an ethnic-political identity as a Shan people, while on the other hand, they have an ethnic-religious identity based on Yuan Buddhism and connected with the historical region of Lan Na. The article discusses the history, myth and cult of a Burmese Buddha image standing in the middle of the city of Chiang Tung and the ways in which religious visual culture expresses ethnic-religious identity.