Ethnic and Religious Diversity in Myanmar: Contested Identities

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Perry Schmidt-Leukel (University of Muenster, Germany) Hans-Peter Grosshans (University of Muenster, Germany)

Ethnic and Religious Diversity in Myanmar

Contested Identities

Perry Schmidt-Leukel (University of Muenster, Germany), Hans-Peter Grosshans (University of Muenster, Germany), Madlen Krueger (University of Muenster, Germany)

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Bloomsbury Academic
29 June 2023

Interfaith relations; Buddhism

One of the most comprehensive volumes on Myanmar’s identity politics to date, this book discusses the entanglement of ethnic and religious identities in Myanmar and the challenges presented by its extensive ethnic-religious diversity.

Religious and ethnic conjunctions are treated from historical, political, religious and ethnic minority perspectives through both case studies and overview chapters. The book addresses the thorny issue of Buddhist supremacy, Burmese nationalism and ethnic-religious hierarchy, along with reflections on Buddhist, Christian and Muslim communities.

Bringing together international scholars and Burmese scholars, this book combines the perspectives of academic observers with those of political activists and religious leaders from different faiths. Through the breadth of its disciplinary approach, its focus on identity issues and its inclusion of insider and outsider perspectives, this book provides new insights into the complex religious situation of Myanmar.

Edited by: Perry Schmidt-Leukel (University of Muenster Germany), Hans-Peter Grosshans (University of Muenster, Germany), Madlen Krueger (University of Muenster, Germany)
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781350187467
ISBN 10: 1350187461
Pages: 312
Publication Date: 29 June 2023
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

List of Figures List of Contributors Introduction, Madlen Krueger (University of Muenster, Germany) and Perry Schmidt-Leukel, University of Muenster, Germany) Part I: Politics and Identities 1. The Making of a Fixed National Hierarchy of Ethnicity in Myanmar, Mikael Gravers (Aarhus University, Denmark) 2. Ethnic Minorities and Myanmar’s Democratization, Nehginpao Kipgen (Jindal School of International Affairs, India) 3. Ne Win’s Echoes: Burmanization Policies and Peace-building in Myanmar Today, Saw Eh Htoo (Payap University, Chiang Mai, Thailand) Part II: The Case of Buddhism 4. Visual Culture and Identity: Ethnic and Religious Diversity in the Eastern Shan State, Klemens Karlsson (Chiang Mai University, Thailand) 5. Tempered Tantrism: Buddhism of Exception on the Shan Plateau, Jane M Ferguson (Australian National University, Australia) 6. Reflections on Religion and Identity: With a Particular Emphasis on Theravada Buddhism, Perry Schmidt-Leukel, University of Muenster, Germany) 7. Coexistence in Myanmar: Challenges and Prospects, Alexander Horstmann (Tallinn University, Estonia) Part III: The Case of Christianity 8.Christianity in Myanmar. With a Particular Emphasis on its Indian Roots, Marja-Leena Heikkilä-Horn (Mahidol University International College Thailand) 9. Problems and Challenges facing Ethnic Diversity of Myanmar: A Socio-Historical Analysis from a Christian Perspective, Samuel Ngun Ling (Myanmar Institute of Theology, Myanmar) 10. Burmanization and Its Effects on the Kachin Ethnicity in Myanmar, Layang Seng Ja (Kachin Theological College & Seminary, Kachin State, Myanmar) Part IV: The Case of Islam 11. Islam in Myanmar and Ethnic Diversity, Myint Thein, Al-Azhar (Islamic Institute of Myanmar, Peace Cultivation Network, Myanmar) 12. Citizenship Documentation of Myanmar and the Discrimination of Religious and Ethnic Minorities, Myo Win (SMILE Education and Development Foundation, Yangon, Myanmar) 13. Being Mon - Buddhist-Muslim Relations, Madlen Krueger (University of Muenster, Germany) Postscripts 14. Tatmadaw’s Coup in 2021 – the Return of Totalitarian Rule?, Mikael Gravers (Aarhus University, Denmark) 15. Cohabitation in Multi-Ethnic and Multi-Religious Contexts, Hans-Peter Grosshans (University of Muenster, Germany). Index

Perry Schmidt-Leukel is Professor of Religious Studies and Intercultural Theology at the University of Muenster, Germany. Hans-Peter Grosshans is Professor of Systematic and Ecumenical Studies at the University of Muenster, Germany. Madlen Krueger is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Muenster, Germany.

Reviews for Ethnic and Religious Diversity in Myanmar: Contested Identities

An incredibly timely and much-needed book on the variegated and ever-changing landscape of ethnicity and religious diversity in Myanmar, with fresh perspectives essential for better understanding the country's recent past as well as prospects for the future. --Thant Myint-U is an historian, writer, former Myanmar presidential adviser, founder of the Yangon Heritage Trust, and the chairman of U Thant House in Yangon. He has served on three United Nations peacekeeping operations and as the Chief of Policy Planning in the UN's Department of Political Affairs. He is the author most recently of The Hidden History of Burma: Race, Capitalism, and the Crisis of Democracy in the 21st Century. This important collaborative volume addresses the challenge of identity politics in Myanmar, an issue shared by many postcolonial contexts fractured along religious and ethnic lines. Written by an eminent group of scholars of and from Myanmar, this is undoubtedly a timely collection on a pressing set of social and political issues that has direct relevance for how we understand history, society and the state in Myanmar. --Melissa Crouch, Professor and Associate Dean Research, University of New South Wales, Australia The fifteen excellent contributors to this volume fill a gap in contemporary scholarship by shedding light on Myanmar's diverse and complex communities, and the relationships between them. This book should be essential reading not only for those working within Asian Studies or Identity Studies but also for all who are committed to the building of interreligious and inter-ethnic respect in situations of conflict. --Elizabeth J Harris, Honorary Senior Research Fellow, University of Birmingham, UK This pivotal moment in Myanmar's history poses the question of whether solidarity against military rule can produce a society with justice for all ethnic and religious groups. This volume illuminates both the potential of this movement and its challenges by centering the experiences of minoritized ethnic and religious groups and their negotiations of Burmese Buddhist dominance. --Alicia M. Turner, Associate Professor, York University, Canada