Ancient Bird-shaped Weight System from Lan Na and Burma, An Bangkok Analyzes community movements related to

Analyzes community movements related to Buddhism

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psychology

Her research interests include gender–power relations and ethnic identity in twentieth century and contemporary Burma

and he teaches widely on religion and society across Asia and around the globe

Ancient Bird-shaped Weight System from Lan Na and Burma, An Bangkok Analyzes community movements related to10 color, 18 b&w illustrations This monograph explores in detail the little known system of ancient bird shaped weights from Northern Thailand and Burma. The weights are carefully described and analyzed as to their origin and use, their mass scale and its relation to other mass scales, their composition and production techniques, and their shapes and symbolism. These bird shaped weights have been seen in Mae Hong Son in Thailand, and in Sagaing,