Essays about: "thailand essay"

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  1. 6. Forces of change : A theoretical analysis of syncretism between Theravada Buddhism and animistic indigenous beliefs in Thailand

    University essay from Avdelningen för kultur-, religions- och utbildningsvetenskap

    Author : Erik Nilsson; [2010]
    Keywords : History of religion; anthropology of religion; animism; syncretism; anti-syncretism; sea nomads; sea gypsies; Urak Lawoi; Chao Ley; Thai Mai; spirit; ghost; indigenous people; ancestors; founders’ cults; spirit cults; Theravada Buddhism; Ko Lanta; Andaman Sea; Thailand.;

    Abstract : 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. READ MORE

  3. 7. The Art Subject in Thailand : A study about the role of the art subject in some schools in Thailand

    University essay from Institutionen för pedagogik

    Author : Chica Eklund; [2007]
    Keywords : the art subject; Thailand; personal expression; personal development; Art history;

    Abstract : Historically the art subject has never had a main role in the school education. The main subjects in Sweden have been mathematics, Swedish and English, even if the other subjects also have been important. Unfortunately the subject of art has been considered less important. READ MORE

  4. 8. 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

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialantropologi

    Author : Ann-Charlotte Granbom; [2005]
    Keywords : Urak Lawoi; sea gypsies; Chao Ley; Chao Lay; sea nomads; boat people; indigenous people; tourism; lifestyles; båtfolk; nomader; ursprungsbefolkningar; turism; livsstilar; Thailand; socialantropologi; Cultural anthropology; ethnology; Kulturantropologi; etnologi; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : 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. READ MORE