The changing nature of Shan political ritual and identity in Maehongson, Northwestern Thailand

Author: Tannenbaum, Nicola

Source: Contemporary Buddhism, Volume 10, Number 1, May 2009 , pp. 171-184(14)

Publisher: Routledge, part of the Taylor & Francis Group

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Abstract:

In this paper I explore the ways in which Shan identities are expressed in political ritual and how these rituals have changed in response to the influx of refugees from the Shan State in Burma and the expansion of networks that link Maehongson more tightly to the Thai nation. I provide a brief introduction to Shan culture and the larger national and international contexts in which Maehongson Shan are situated. With this as background I discuss a range of rituals and how people use them to express Shan ethnicity as well as Thai national identity.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1080/14639940902969101

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