History of the Shan State: From Its Origins to 1962 Rights to culture The case studies profiled in

The case studies profiled in this book include prominent spirit mediums and magic monks

particularly in Laos and northeastern Thailand

He was considered one of the foremost authorities on Thai history and was highly respected for his understanding

writer and co-founder of Gaia House meditation centre

he reveals them as political opportunists whose worldview remained constrained by their provincial origins and the exigencies of ongoing warfare and political struggles

History of the Shan State: From Its Origins to 1962 Rights to culture The case studies profiled inThis title is currently out of stock. Please contact ecommerce@silkwormbooks. com for purchasing inquiry. The Shan are the largest of the many national ethnic groups residing in the Union of Myanmar. After migrating from their early home in the Hwangho Yangtze region of China, they settled in the eastern part of todays Myanmar, primarily in the Shan Plateau, around the first century AD. The Shan dominated the political stage for a few centuries,