We found a match
Your institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.
- Title
Malayness in the Thai South: Ethnonym Use and Cultural Heritage among Muslims in Chana District, Songkhla.
- Authors
Dalrymple, Graham H.; Joll, Christopher M.; Baharuddin, Shamsul Amri
- Abstract
This article explores the themes of Malay cultural heritage and attitudes towards ethnonyms promoted by the Thai state among Muslims in Chana District, Songkhla Province, Thailand. It addresses the Malay cultural heritage of Muslims north of Pattani Province, the use of the term khaek for Muslims throughout Thailand until the end of the Second World War, and its subsequent replacement with thai musalim or thai isalam as Bangkok’s exonym of choice. Our treatment establishes the Malay cultural heritage of Muslims in present-day Chana and documents the employment of the term khaek for these Malays. The article then introduces ethnographic data based on fieldwork in Chana District, including interviews with a range of Muslim informants. It argues, first, that the material presented reveals the deficiencies in contentions that Chana represents a border between Peninsular Thailand’s Thai- and Malay-speaking Muslim communities. Second, it argues that language use and autonym preference among Muslims are not necessarily linked to latitude.
- Subjects
THAILAND; CHICKPEA; CULTURAL property; SOCIAL attitudes; WORLD War II; MALAYS (Asian people)
- Publication
SOJOURN: Journal of Social Issues in Southeast Asia, 2023, Vol 38, Issue 2, p195
- ISSN
0217-9520
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1355/sj38-2c