8 research outputs found
Letter to Kate Wallach regarding the SEAALL Chapter Meeting, October 21, 1958
A letter from Stanley Bougas to Kate Wallach regarding plans and ideas for the next SEAALL Chapter meeting
Letter to Sarah Leverette regarding a SEAALL Chapter Meeting, March 13, 1956
A letter from Stanley Bougas to Sarah Leverette regarding the SEAALL Chapter meeting, materials exchange, and membership dues payment
Letter to William Roalfe offering condolences upon the death of Mrs. Roalfe, November 17, 1959
A letter from Stanley Bougas to William Roalfe offering SEAALL\u27s sympathy upon learning of the death of Mrs. Roalfe
Letter to Sarah Leverette regarding SEAALL membership, September 29, 1954
A letter from Stanley Bougas to Sarah Leverette asking Leverette to add Bougas to the list of SEAALL affiliates
Letter to Sarah Leverette regarding a panel at the SEAALL Chapter Meeting, June 12, 1956
A letter from Stanley Bougas to Sarah Leverette about a round-table discussion of practice books, digests, and other materials from Southeastern states
Buddhist–Muslim Dynamics in Siam/Thailand
In this chapter, we describe the interrelationships between the approximate four million Muslims and the 62 million Theravada Buddhists residing in Thailand. We discuss some of the historical, economic, political, and religious factors that have influenced the interaction between these ethnoreligious groups. The majority of the Muslims reside in provinces in south Thailand near the Malaysian border. Many of these Muslims retain their Malay Muslim identity, resulting in tensions with the Thai Buddhist authorities, including a tragic insurgency movement beginning in 2004. We also discuss the ethnic diversity and origins of the Muslim migrants and descendants and their relationship to Thai Buddhists in central and north Thailand. Although harmonious relations have existed between Muslims and Buddhists in Thailand, current political circumstances have exacerbated Islamophobic tendencies