Ian G. Baird, Ph. D. in human geography from the University of British Columbia (Vancouver 2008). His doctoral field research focussed on social and spatial change amongst the ethnic Brao people in northeastern Cambodia and southern Laos. For most of the last 23 years he has lived, worked, and conducted research in mainland Southeast Asia. Besides a large number of academic articles and book chapters, he also coedited (with N. Haggan and B. Neis) Fishers' Knowledge in Fisheries Science and Management (Paris 2007) and (authored with B. Shoemaker) People, Livelihoods, and Development in the Xekong River Basin, Laos (Bangkok 2008).
摘要
Protestant evangelical Christian proselytizing has increased considerably in northeastern Cambodia over the last decade, and many ethnic minorities have recently converted to Christianity. This process is having important social and spatial implications, including influencing the ways that people define "sacred spaces." This article considers the Protestant evangelical Christian religious transformation occurring amongst formerly Animist ethnic Brao people, and the spatial implications of these changes, including the struggle over "places." The marking out of social spaces to accommodate particular identities is undoubtedly an important part of the interactions that are presently taking place between Animist and Christian Brao.
目次
Introduction 457 The Brao 459 The Changing Religious Landscape 459 Why Are Brao People Converting to Christianity 460 Christianity and Messianic Movements 461 Christian Conversion and Conflict 462 Religious Conversion and Spatial Change 463 Creating Separate Christian Spaces: "Orphanages" 465 Conclusion 466
