Ethnic and Religious Diversity in Myanmar by Perry Schmidt-Le... - 9781350187467

Ethnic and Religious Diversity in MyanmarContested Identities\nAuthor(s): Perry Schmidt-Leukel, Hans-Peter Grosshans, Madlen Krueger\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom\nImprint: Bloomsbury Academic\nISBN-13: 9781350187467, 978-1350187467\nSynopsis\nOne of the most comprehensive volumes on Myanmars 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.\n\n 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.\n\n Bringing together international scholars and Burmese scholars, this book combines the perspectives of academic observers w.