Feasting and Social Oscillation: A Working Paper on Religion and Society in Upland Southeast Asia

by A. Thomas Kirsch and Kirsch Thomas

This work argues that anthropologists have observed and recorded religious rites and rituals but have largely ignored the role of religion when constructing an analytical framework. The author contends that religious phenomena are inextricably intertwined with issues of power, politics, and economics among the upland groups (such as the Kachin) of Southeast Asia.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0877270929
• ISBN13: 9780877270928
• Release Date: January 1973
• Publisher: Southeast Asia Program Publications
• Length: 67 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.3" x 10.8"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher