TY  - BOOK
AU  - Karlsson,Klemens
TI  - A sense of place and belonging: the Chiang Tung borderland of northern Southeast Asia 
T2  - NIU series in Southeast Asian studies
SN  - 9781501779787
AV  - DS530.9.K46 
U1  - 305.895919 23/eng/20241203
PY  - 2025///
CY  - Ithaca
PB  - Northern Illinois University Press, an imprint of Cornell University Press
KW  - Group identity
KW  - Burma
KW  - Kēng Tung
KW  - History
KW  - Shan (Asian people)
KW  - Ethnic identity
KW  - Transborder ethnic groups
KW  - Southeast Asia
KW  - Borderlands
KW  - Kēng Tung (Burma)
KW  - Ethnic relations
KW  - Social conditions
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction : The Place, the People, and the Borderland -- Local Belonging -- Myths and Memories -- Precolonial Times -- Foreign Rulers -- Sacred Space -- Religious Culture -- Songkran Festival -- Conclusion : A Sense of Place and Belonging
N2  - "This book explores the historical, political, religious, and cultural context of Chiang Tung (Keng Tung) and the Tai Khuen people in the Eastern Shan State of Myanmar, connecting the Buddhist traditions with the ancient cult of territory spirits and the ancient monsoon culture"--
ER  -