Sökning: "sea gypsies"
Hittade 4 uppsatser innehållade orden sea gypsies.
1. Waves of change : traditional religion among the Urak Lawoi, sea nomads of Ko Lanta, Thailand
Kandidat-uppsats, Ämnesavdelningen för kultur- och religionsvetenskapSammanfattning : This essay is the result of a field study in Ko Lanta in Thailand, during October-December 2009. The purpose of the study was to document the traditional religion of Urak Lawoi and to analyze in what way their life and beliefs have changed during the last 20 years. LÄS MER
2. Forces of change : A theoretical analysis of syncretism between Theravada Buddhism and animistic indigenous beliefs in Thailand
Magister-uppsats, Avdelningen för kultur-, religions- och utbildningsvetenskapSammanfattning : Urak Lawoi is the name of one of the sea nomadic tribes which lives along the shores of Myanmar, Thailand and Malaysia. They are spread on many of the islands in the Andaman Sea archipelago and Ko Lanta is the main settlement. LÄS MER
3. CONSTRUCTION OF MOKEN IDENTITY IN THAILAND : A CASE STUDY IN KURABURI
Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudierSammanfattning : The purpose of this thesis is to explore Moken identity in Thailand and to expand the knowledge about them. Many Moken live on Surin Island and other islands, but some of them managed to settle down on the mainland after the tsunami in 2004. This is a case study of the Moken living in a village in Kuraburi. LÄS MER
4. Urak Lawoi : A fieldstudy of the original people the Urak Lawoi of the Andaman Sea, Ko Lanta - and the problems they face with rapid tourism development
Magister-uppsats, Lunds universitet/SocialantropologiSammanfattning : This essay is about the indigenous people Urak Lawoi in Andaman Sea, outside the west coast of Thailand. The study shows what happens to them when they are being deprived of their territory and are being forced to abandon their culture, lifestyle and traditional economic subsistence. LÄS MER