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Mranma Pran: When context encounters notion

Journal of Southeast Asian studies (Singapore), 2008-06, Vol.39 (2), p.193-217 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

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Title:
Mranma Pran: When context encounters notion
Author: Aung-Thwin, Michael
Subjects: Anthropological research ; Asian history ; Buddhism ; Burma ; Burmese ; Colonialism ; Communities ; Countries ; Cultural anthropology ; Cultural history ; Genealogy ; Geopolitics ; Historians ; History ; Indian literature ; Linguistics ; National identity ; Palaces ; Precolonial history ; Religion ; Southeast Asian culture ; Southeast Asian literature ; Southeast Asian studies ; United States history
Is Part Of: Journal of Southeast Asian studies (Singapore), 2008-06, Vol.39 (2), p.193-217
Description: The geo-political and cultural-historical context, more than any other single factor, has shaped the notion of Mranma Pran in pre-colonial times. It is derived from a longstanding reality embodied in the term anya (‘upstream’), representing Upper Burma (hence, the term anyatha, ‘offspring of Upper Burma’). Although Lower Burma also has an equivalent in the term akriy (‘downstream’), it was Upper Burma more than any other region in the country that initially exemplified the term Mranma Pran, the ‘heartland’ of the country's culture and society for over a millennium. The meaning of the term Mranma Pran (or its colonial term, ‘Burma’), therefore, depends on the context in which and by whom it is viewed.
Publisher: Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Identifier: ISSN: 0022-4634
EISSN: 1474-0680
DOI: 10.1017/S0022463408000179
Source: Alma/SFX Local Collection
ProQuest Central

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Mranma Pran: When context encounters notion

Copyright © The National University of Singapore 2008 ;Copyright 2008 The National University of Singapore ;COPYRIGHT 2008 Cambridge University Press ;COPYRIGHT 2008 Cambridge University Press ;The National University of Singapore ;ISSN: 0022-4634 ;EISSN: 1474-0680 ;DOI: 10.1017/S0022463408000179

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