Description:
"This article aims to shed light on the significance of the mission policy and interaction
between the mission society in America and missionaries in Burma, in order to comprehend
the manner in which the Karens of the 19th century were described. The Karens have been
known as ?a Christianized people,” and they have been described thus both by themselves
and others for quite a period of time. While this is still generally the case, yet many point
to the fact that such an understanding does not precisely reflect the reality of the situation.
As a matter of fact, the Christians, two-thirds of which are Baptists constitute merely a
minority of the entire Karen population, slightly over 10 percent of their total number, and
the majority of those people have been and still are Buddhists. This situation indicates that
the general view of the Karens being Christian is distorted. And if so, one cannot avoid
asking why such a distorted view came to grow so dominant with reference to our
understanding of those people. A closer look into the historical situation is the key to prove
this issue..."
Source/publisher:
The Journal of Sophia Asian Studies, No. 32, 2014... 上智アジア学 第32 号2014 年 目次 ...Burma Studies in Japan: History, Culture and Religion
Date of Publication:
2014-12-27
Date of entry:
2015-09-23
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English
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