FROM “GIRAFFE WOMEN” TO “LONG-NECKED KAREN”. KAYAN WOMEN’S JOURNEY TO AGENCY IN THE THAI-MYANMAR BORDERLANDS
FROM “GIRAFFE WOMEN” TO “LONG-NECKED KAREN”. KAYAN WOMEN’S JOURNEY TO AGENCY IN THE THAI-MYANMAR BORDERLANDS
Author(s): Marja-Leena Heikkilä-HornSubject(s): Cultural history, Regional Geography, Social history, Gender history, Evaluation research
Published by: Latvijas Universitātes Filozofijas un socioloģijas institūts
Keywords: Giraffe women; Long-neck Karen; Kayan women; Thai-Myanmar borderlands;
Summary/Abstract: The current article is dedicated to the traditions and studies of the particular group of women living traditionally in eastern parts of Myanmar (former Burma) in the vicinity of the present Thai-Myanmar border. There has been quite a confusion concerning the names that have been used about this ethnic group.
Journal: Religiski-filozofiski raksti
- Issue Year: XXVI/2019
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 224-243
- Page Count: 20
- Language: English