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Waiting for a righteous ruler: The Karen royal imaginary in Thailand and Burma

Journal of Southeast Asian studies (Singapore), 2012-06, Vol.43 (2), p.340-363 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

Copyright © The National University of Singapore 2012 ;The National University of Singapore 2012 ;2015 INIST-CNRS ;COPYRIGHT 2012 Cambridge University Press ;COPYRIGHT 2012 Cambridge University Press ;ISSN: 0022-4634 ;EISSN: 1474-0680 ;DOI: 10.1017/S0022463412000094

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Title:
Waiting for a righteous ruler: The Karen royal imaginary in Thailand and Burma
Author: Gravers, Mikael
Subjects: America ; Asia ; Asian culture ; Asian history ; Beliefs, opinions and attitudes ; Buddhism ; Buddhists ; Burma ; Cosmology ; Ethics ; Ethnology ; Field study ; Forecasts and trends ; Generalities ; Globalization ; Gravers ; Imagination ; Karen (Southeast Asian people) ; Kings ; Kings and rulers ; Leadership ; Legends ; Minority Groups ; Monarchs ; Morality ; Myth ; Mythology ; Orphans ; Political aspects ; Rebellion ; Religion ; Religion and politics ; Religion Politics Relationship ; Religion, magic, witchcraft ; Religions, beliefs, worships ; Religious aspects ; Religious rituals ; Royalty ; Social aspects ; Social relations. Intercultural and interethnic relations. Collective identity ; Social structure and social relations ; Southeast Asian culture ; Stupas ; Thailand
Is Part Of: Journal of Southeast Asian studies (Singapore), 2012-06, Vol.43 (2), p.340-363
Description: Karen believe they are like orphans without a king and leader; royalty often appear in their myths, legends and prophecies. Buddhist Karen await the next Buddha, Ariya Metteya — preceded by a righteous Karen leader — who shall cleanse the world. This paper explores the Karen imaginary and notions of royalty as preconditions for a new era governed by Buddhist ethics that will bring peace and prosperity. This imaginary combines religion and politics in a millenarian model of the world as seen from the margins of traditional kingdoms and modern nation-states — what James Scott has termed ‘non-state spaces’. The Karen oscillate between defensive and offensive strategies, as shown in several examples. Is this imaginary a premodern phenomenon typical of marginalised minorities or perhaps also part of a modern, global imaginary of a better future? The concept of morally enchanted leadership is discussed in relation to states, nations and globalisation.
Publisher: Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Identifier: ISSN: 0022-4634
EISSN: 1474-0680
DOI: 10.1017/S0022463412000094
Source: ProQuest Central

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Waiting for a righteous ruler: The Karen royal imaginary in Thailand and Burma

Copyright © The National University of Singapore 2012 ;The National University of Singapore 2012 ;2015 INIST-CNRS ;COPYRIGHT 2012 Cambridge University Press ;COPYRIGHT 2012 Cambridge University Press ;ISSN: 0022-4634 ;EISSN: 1474-0680 ;DOI: 10.1017/S0022463412000094

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