Feasting and Social Oscillation: A Working Paper on Religion and Society in Upland Southeast Asia - Paperback

by A. Thomas Kirsch (Author)

This work argues that anthropologists have observed and recorded religious rites and rituals but have largely ignored the role of religion when constructing an analytical framework. The author contends that religious phenomena are inextricably intertwined with issues of power, politics, and economics among the upland groups (such as the Kachin) of Southeast Asia.