Open AccessBurmese Culture during the Colonial Period in the Years 1885-1931. The World of Burmese Values in Reaction to the Inclusion of Colonialism
Author(s) -
Tobiasz Targosz
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
politeja
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2391-6737
pISSN - 1733-6716
DOI - 10.12797/politeja.13.2016.44.18
Subject(s) - burmese , colonialism , ambivalence , period (music) , colonial period , indigenous , inclusion (mineral) , history , ancient history , gender studies , sociology , art , aesthetics , philosophy , psychology , biology , archaeology , social psychology , linguistics , ecology
The colonial period in Burma marked the start of slow changes which would eventually turn a traditional society into a modern one. The changes in Burmese culture which took place in the colonial period were an important aspect of this transformation. In the period of British rule, Burmese culture found itself in an ambivalent situation, on the one hand opposing foreign models and ideas and, on the other, adopting numerous foreign cultural elements which, if treated as cultural tools, allowed for the protection of autotelic indigenous Burmese values.