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especially Thailand and Burma
spirits whose powers are thought to prevail over and within specific social and geographical domains
Ian Harris is reader in Buddhist studies at University College of St
this book is part of a greater narrative about identity politics
Modern Muslim Identities: Negotiating Religion and Ethnicity in Malaysia Spirit especially Thailand and BurmaBy Gerhard Hoffstaedte 2011, 287 pp, 15x23 cm. This book explores a central tension in identity politics how the state, civil society and people in general may want to create and maintain cultural, religious and social cohesion but paradoxically their practices in everyday life often run counter to this. Malaysia is no exception. Here, a political elite maintains a hegemonic system of control and cultural dominance but must juggle political pressure