Research On The Influence Of Western Missionaries On Karen Culture And Education

In the early 1950 s,political changes occurred in Dali,Yunnan Province,China,which led to Chinese foreign missionaries to be evacuated.Betharram came to Thailand from China and was invited by Bangkok Catholic Popery to cooperate with the northern ethnic minorities.In 1953,Father Foyini and Father Sekinot began to explore the Karen villages,poverty-stricken people focusing on marginal society,and created a temporary missionary center.With more Christianity of the Karens,they purchased land in Maepon Forest and established the " Maepon Tribe Training Center" to provide training opportunities,teach Catholicism,Caren Roman letters,and founding temples,dormitories,etc.The center of the gospel and the cultivation of Crene Culture leaders.Cultural similarity and Christian values are in line with the Karen culture,which also prompted the Karen people to accept Christianity.Western missionaries in Maepon Village in Thailand are a mirror for the development of domestic religion,culture and education in Thailand.The study helps to understand the history of Thai religious imagination,cultural formation and the interaction between Christianity and Buddhist civilization.Western missionaries have trained many intellectuals in schools in Thailand,promoted Thai social reform and civilized progress,and played an important role in the formation of Thai modern culture and education systems.The purpose of this study is to collect empirical data through literature review,investigation,observation and interview,to study the influence of western missionaries on the Karen culture in Maepon Village,and to study and analyze the influence on the Karen education.This study mainly studies the influence of western missionaries on the culture of the Karen nationality in Maepon Village.At the sametime,it is also found that western missionaries have a very important influence on the education of the Karen nationality in Maepon village.although education also belongs to the part of culture,education also has its own uniqueness.Therefore,this part of Education is also discussed separately in this article.This article takes the theoretical basis of the Pierre Bourdieu domain and the doctrine of practice,and adopts literature research method and interview method as the main research method.To ensure the accuracy of the data,researchers personally went to different regions for data collection,including interviews with villagers related to missionaries,villagers who have participated in missionary work,and villagers who are considered to be the origin of the region.In addition,the researchers also interviewed the managers and responsible persons of Maepon Center to discuss the way to manage the children of Maepon Center.To ensure the number and quality of the data,the researchers have long observed the lifestyle of the residents of the community and conducted three field inspections and data collection.By reviewing and organizing the development of missionaries and the development of Thai educational circles,the importance ofmissionaries in Thai and ethnic minority education,missionaries with Thai and ethnic minority culture,ethnic minority modernization,etc.,define the core concepts of this study Essence On this basis,the literature research method is used to collect and sort out related theories,and explore the possibility of modernization and the Karen society.First of all,the arrival of Western missionaries has led to the changes in the religious beliefs and rituals of the Karen nationality.Some of the Karen beliefs Christianity,and traditional rituals have also incorporated Christian elements.Secondly,the arrival of missionaries has promoted the development of the Karen community,provided educational opportunities,and built schools and educational facilities,so that more Karen people have been educated.Third,the arrival of missionaries has triggered cultural self-confidence and conflict.The Karen community seeks a balance between traditional culture and Christian culture,and also has some cultural conflicts,especially in the early stages.Finally,over time,the missionaries and Maepon Village’s Karen community gradually coexist,the community people are more united,and the lifestyle has improved.Throughout the results of the overall research,the majority of reasons for the changes that caused the changes in Maepon Village came from Western missionaries.The advantages and disadvantages brought by these changes are unable to judge.All we can do is to study and learn to discover the reflection of the locals.After all,local villagers are people carrying local culture.The cultural differences of social groups depend on different conditions and different historical backgrounds.This does not mean that tradition can continue to be circulated.What kind oftradition can it last? This depends on how people in different social backgrounds view the importance of traditional culture.When culture exists,human beings can survive,but when the development of society requires cultural change,tradition will change or disappear.A new culture that matches the society.The overall development direction of our human society is moving forward,and the development of cultural development will not go backwards.How to retain the beautiful tradition left by the ancestors while accepting new things in life? These are things that must be considered.When new things can live in harmony with the old tradition,human life can develop better.