"The Coming of the "Future King

Burmese Minlaung Expectations Before and During the Second World War

Datos Bibliográficos

ID8080261
AutoresSusanne Prager (autor de correspondencia)
Año2003
Volumen8
Número1
Páginas1-32
Fecha de publicación2003-01-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaThe journal of Burma studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1094-799X • E-ISSN: 2010-314X
EditorialProject MUSE (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1353/jbs.2003.0000
OpenAlexW1983445433
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas8
Referencias citadas19

Throughout the history of Burma we come across rebellions often led by so-called "future kings," minlaungs . In western historiography, minlaung -movements are usually attributed to the pre-colonial past, whereas rebellions and movements occurring during the British colonial period are conceived of as proto-nationalist in character and thus an indication of the westernizing process. In this article, the notion of minlaung and concomitant ideas about rebellion and the magical-spiritual forces involved are explained against the backdrop of Burmese-Buddhist culture. It is further shown how these ideas persisted and gained momentum before and during World War II and how they affected the western educated nationalists, especially Aung San whose political actions fit into the cultural pattern of the career of a minlaung

Ancient history · Archaeology · Buddhism · Burmese · Colonialism · Historiography · Nationalism · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography · Asian Studies and History · Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies · Gender Studies · History · Law · Philosophy