The Karens of the Golden Chersonese

The Karens of the Golden Chersonese PDF

Author: Alexander Ruxton McMahon

Publisher:

Published: 2019-08-14

Total Pages: 464

ISBN-13: 9780461156393

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The Karens of the Golden Chersonese (Classic Reprint)

The Karens of the Golden Chersonese (Classic Reprint) PDF

Author: Alexander Ruxton McMahon

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-05-26

Total Pages: 454

ISBN-13: 9780282047672

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Excerpt from The Karens of the Golden Chersonese When in charge of the frontier district of Toungoo, in British Burma, a few years ago, I was called on to furnish information regarding the origin, history, traditions, religion, language, habits, and customs of the various peoples having their habitat therein, in view to incorporation in a Gazetteer. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Karen Bronze Drums of Burma

The Karen Bronze Drums of Burma PDF

Author: Richard Cooler

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2023-12-21

Total Pages: 285

ISBN-13: 9004644938

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The persistence of ritualized hopes and beliefs expressed visually on Karen bronze drums is presented through an extended analysis of the motifs on the tympani of 370 drums. Numerical, configurational, and cultural arguments are supported by copious tables and illustrations.