Cosmology, Prophets, and Rebellion Among the Buddhist Karen in Burma and Thailand

This article probes into the historical details and the present practices of Karen Buddhist movements. The Christian Karen have had a dominant position in the media and scientific publications. However, the Buddhists are probably still the majority among the Pwo and Sgaw Karen. The recent split betw...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mikael Gravers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Université de Provence 2001-12-01
Series:Moussons
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/moussons/3181