ขบวนการเคลื่อนไหวจารีตนิยมใหม่: การปรับเปลี่ยน “อ่าข่าญ็อง” ในกลุ่มลุ่มแม่น้ำโขงตอนบน

บทคัดย่อ

The author discusses the efforts of a particular community of Neo-Traditionalist Akha in various parts of the Upper Mekong Region to reform and revitalize Aqkaqghanr or "traditional Akha culture”. These Neo-Traditionalist efforts occur amidst rising rates of Akha foremost conversion to Christianity and to Buddhism to a lesser extent, as well as against the backdrop of a rapidly transforming Upper Mekong Region. The main goals of these Neo-Traditionalists are first, to prevent further Akha conversions to Christianity and second, to encourage Christian (Akha) to return to Aqkaqghanr. The author further considers the implications of this particular Akha case for broader understandings of the complex relations between religion, ethnicity and traditionalism in the contemporary world.