Vietnam's Ethnic and Religious Minorities:: A Historical Perspective

ISBN-13: 9783631660423 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 230 str.

Thomas Engelbert; Mary F. Somers Heidhues

Opis

The book deals with Vietnam s ethnic and religious minorities in a historical perspective. The time frame stretches from the pre-colonial era to contemporary times. Except for one paper on the situation of the Vietnam-China border area, the authors focus on South or Southern Central Vietnam. The Chinese, the Cham and the Bahnar represent three different categories of ethnic minorities: the so-called Foreign Asians, the highly developed nationalities and the former tribal populations, who once lived at the margins. The Vietnamese and Highland Catholics as well as the French Protestants are two prominent religious minorities. The aim of this book is to contribute to a discussion about common features, categories and tasks, which transcend regional, ethnic or religious particularities and the familiar lowland-highland divide."

Spis treści

Contents: Vietnam's ethnic and religious minorities - Vietnamese state - Southeast Asia - Foreign Asians - Transcending regional, ethnic or religious particularities - Majority-minority relations - Lowland-highland divide

O autorze

Thomas Engelbert is Professor for Vietnamese Language and Culture at the University of Hamburg. His research focus is on the South, especially on majority-minority relations.