Karen : AP07.

Included WorkFerrars, Max. Karéns.
Included WorkHamilton, James W. Pwo Karen.
Included WorkKeyes, Charles F. Introduction.
Included WorkKeyes, Charles F. References.
Included WorkKunstadter, Peter. Ethnic group, category, and identity.
Included WorkMarlowe, David H. In the mosaic.
Included WorkMarshall, Harry Ignatius, 1878- Karens of Burma.
Included WorkMarshall, Harry Ignatius, 1878- Karen people of Burma.
Included WorkPollock, Nancy J., 1934- Culture summary, Karen.
Included WorkRajah, Ananda. Remaining Karen.
Other author/creatorHuman Relations Area Files, inc.
SerieseHRAF World Cultures. Asia
eHRAF World Cultures. Asia. UNAUTHORIZED
Contents Karéns / Max and Bertha Ferrars -- Pwo Karen : at the edge of mountain and plain / James W. Hamilton -- Introduction ; References / Charles F. Keyes -- Ethnic group, category, and identity : Karen in northern Thailand / Peter Kunstadter -- In the mosaic : the cognitive and structural aspects of Karen-other relationships / David H. Marlowe -- The Karens of Burma / Harry I. Marshall, with 8 illustrations specially drawn by C.H.G. Moorhouse, and 1 map -- The Karen people of Burma : a study in anthropology and ethnology / Rev. Harry Ignatius Marshall, M.A. -- Culture summary, Karen / Nancy Pollock Khin -- Remaining Karen : a study of cultural reproduction and the maintenance of identity / Ananda Rajah.
Scope and content This collection of 10 documents, all in English, covers a variety of cultural, geographical and historical information from the 1820s to 2008. The basic sources to consult are two works by H. I. Marshall, a missionary who lived with the Karen in 1910-1918. The first work focuses on Karen's relations with the Burmese and the British including their acculturation and conversion (1945). The second is largely devoted to mythology and organized ceremonials and includes a good number of photographs (1922). Several documents discuss change and continuity in Karen culture and society especially since the independence of Burma in 1948. Themes covered in these works include dynamics of ethnic identity (Keyes 1979; Kunstadter 1979), post-colonial politics and relations with other ethnic groups (Marlowe 1979), religion and community life (Rajan 2008) and social structure and culture change (Hamilton 1976). While most of the documents discuss the Karen in general, some concentrate on specific communities both in Burma and northern Thailand.
General noteThis portion of eHRAF world cultures was last updated in 2013 and is a revision and update of the microfiche file.
General noteTitle from Web page (viewed Oct. 9, 2013).
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references.