A web documentary by Carine Jaquet and Mikaël Ferloni

Produced by MkF éditions

Chief operator and videos:

Alice Desplats, assisted by Rodolphe Chauvin
Editing :

Alice Desplats and Mikael Ferloni
Graphic creation, webdesign and integration :

Nils Brière
Logo and One Myanmar font :

Claire Mauchin
Additional editing:

Vanessa Giangrande
Jingle :

Maxime Bigot
Theme song :

Geoffroy Houssin
Translation and English subtitles :

Pauline Plancq
Translation and Burmese subtitles :

Min Taw
Additional photographs :

Rodolphe Chauvin, Michelangelo Pignani, Htet Maung Oo

Millions of thanks to Saya Renaud for sharing his knowledge from Myitkyina, to Naypyitaw; to Maël and Romain for their enthusiasm and their useful comments; to Michel Baumgartner for his rigorous corrections on spelling and style, very useful when you are typing with a QWERTY keyboard; to Thusitha Perera for his attentive proof reading; to Pyae Sone and Min Taw for their kindness, good mood and help at any time ; to Jessica and Max for their hospitality ; and eventually to our friends who believed, followed and contributed to One Myanmar’s adventure !

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The comments of the interviewees contained in this documentary only represent the opinion of their authors and do not commit the directors of the documentary in any way.

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RELIGION

The 2008 Constitution officially guarantees the freedom of religion, but it gives the first place to Buddhism, which is practised by 80% of the population.

Indeed, article 361 stipulates: “The Union recognizes the special position of Buddhism as the faith shared by the majority of citizens.”
Religion plays a fundamental role in the definition of the contemporary Burmese identity. Since the independency of the country in 1948, all governments have tried to create a common feeling of belonging among all these ethnic groups. This attempt of religious harmonization, which goes with the construction of a national identity, tends to foster hostility from the non-Buddhist populations, and particularly from the minority groups which consider their religion as a central element of their identity. In addition, the emergency of promoting religious diversity has been reinforced by the tensions between Buddhists and Muslims in 2012. In a context of religious radicalization, we may wonder if the values taught by Buddha, such as peace and tolerance, will be heard…

The 2008 Constitution officially guarantees the freedom of religion, but it gives the first place to Buddhism, which is practised by 80% of the population. Indeed, article 361 stipulates: “The Union recognizes the special position of Buddhism as the faith shared by the majority of citizens.”
Religion plays a fundamental role in the definition of the contemporary Burmese identity. Since the independency of the country in 1948, all governments have tried to create a common feeling of belonging among all these ethnic groups. This attempt of religious harmonization, which goes with the construction of a national identity, tends to foster hostility from the non-Buddhist populations, and particularly from the minority groups which consider their religion as a central element of their identity. In addition, the emergency of promoting religious diversity has been reinforced by the tensions between Buddhists and Muslims in 2012. In a context of religious radicalization, we may wonder if the values taught by Buddha, such as peace and tolerance, will be heard…

A web documentary by Carine Jaquet and Mikaël Ferloni

Produced by MkF éditions

Legal notices

Website property rights

RELIGION

• Religions in Myanmar

• Monks in Burma

• At the Schwedagon pagoda

• At the Hindou temple

• Nats and beliefs in Burma

Further readings