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In the mosaic: the cognitive and structural aspects of Karen-other relationships
Ethnic adaptation and identity : the Karen on the Thai frontier with Burma • Philadelphia • Published In 1979 • Pages: 165-214
By: Marlowe, David H..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This document discusses ethnic relations between the Karen and neighboring groups in Burma and Thailand. The focus is on some of the cognitive and structural aspects that shaped ethnic relations in the region. The first led to differences reflected aspect of ethnic behavior, language, dress, rituals and cultural mythology. The second accounted for hierarchy in ethnic relations manifested in marriage rules, land tenure patterns, and historical inequality in political control and domination.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Cultural identity and pride
- Inter-ethnic relations
- Ethnic stratification
- Citizenship
- Territorial hierarchy
- Classes
- Real property
- Community structure
- Regulation of marriage
- Community heads
- Local officials
- Social relationships and groups
- Political movements
- Mythology
- Missions
- Theory of disease
- Regulation of marriage
- Theory of disease
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Karen
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2012
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Asia
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Southeast Asia
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Anthropologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Teferi Abate Adem; 2011
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1965-1968
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1830-1979
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Karen people, Burma and Thailand
- NotesAdditional notes
- David H. Marlowe
- for bibliographical references see document 37: Keyes
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 79012448
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Karen (Southeast Asian people)--Ethnic identity
- Thailand--Social life and customs