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词条 Anade
释义

  1. Etymology

  2. Usage

     Elements 

  3. Examples

  4. References

  5. See also

{{For|aircraft|Anatra D}}{{Culture of Myanmar}}Ana ({{lang-my|အားနာမှု}}) is a Burmese cultural and social value that has no English equivalent and is manifested by very strong inhibitions (hesitation, reluctance, restraint, or avoidance) against asserting oneself in human relations based on the fear that it will offend someone or cause someone to lose face, or become embarrassed.[1] Ana also involves a strong sense of consideration for others' feelings and a desire not to cause them to feel psychological distress, unease, or burden.[2] Ana significantly shapes interpersonal relationships and pervades everyday social interactions, as well as political and social behaviors in Burmese society.[3]

Comparable values are found throughout Asian societies, including in Thailand, where it is called kreng jai (เกรงใจ).[4]

Etymology

Ana literally means to have one's strength ({{my|အား}}) hurt ({{my|နာ}}).[5] Ana-pana ({{my|အားနာ ပါးနာ}}) is synonymous to ana, with the suffix pana ({{my|ပါးနာ}}, lit. "cheek hurts."[5] The term anade ({{my|အားနာတယ်}}) is a sentence describing one's feeling of ana.

Usage

Ana typically informs interactions with strangers, acquaintances, elders, social superiors and other respected persons, not with immediate family members and close friends.[2][5] Ana is most commonly felt as self-restraint on self-assertiveness, requiring another's best interests to take priority over one's own interests.[6] In fact, ana contributes to a strong sense of hierarchy and inequality within social relations, as frankness and directness is considered aggressive or confrontational behavior.[2] The value involves an unwillingness to prevent others from feeling uncomfortable.[7]

The feeling is also applied to situations when one wishes to behave in a certain manner but is restrained from doing so, for fear of causing the other party to feel angry, embarrassed or disappointed.[8]

Elements

The major elements of ana include the following:[6]

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  1. Sympathy, pity, empathy
  2. Timidity in new social situations
  3. Fear of distressing others
  4. Desire to share or give
  5. Inability to resist social pressure
  6. Self-restraint
  7. Respect to elders
  8. Fear of offending others
  9. Consideration for others
  10. Prevention of aggression or confrontation
  11. Giving or receiving hospitality
  12. Shyness
  13. Loss of face and shame
  14. Response to suffering
  15. Gratitude for favors or assistance
  16. Etiquette, propriety
  17. Observance of sex taboos
  18. Failure to achieve
  19. Sense of duty

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Examples

This social value is exemplified in many everyday situations, including the following examples:

  • A person may hesitate to tell family members of his/her illness, for fear of causing them worry.
  • A speaker may intentionally omit controversial points to prevent an audience from taking offense.
  • A guest may restrain himself from telling the host that he is hungry, for fear of burdening the host.
  • A recipient may reject gift givers' presents for fear of having burdened them.
  • A parent may not ask his child to take him to the hospital to display consideration.

References

1. ^http://www.myanmar.gov.mm/Perspective/persp2001/1-2001/nar.htm{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
2. ^{{cite book|last=Seekins|first=Donald M.|title=Historical dictionary of Burma (Myanmar)|publisher=Scarecrow Press|year=2006|pages=67|isbn=978-0-8108-5476-5}}
3. ^{{cite journal|last=Spiro|first=Melford E.|date=November 1982|title=Essays on Burma. by John P. Ferguson|journal=The Journal of Asian Studies|publisher=Association for Asian Studies|volume=42|issue=1|pages=211–213|jstor=2055422|doi=10.2307/2055422}}
4. ^{{cite book|last=Andrews|first=Tim|author2=Sununta Siengthai|title=The Changing Face of Management in Thailand|publisher=Routledge|date=2009|pages=67–68|isbn=9780203878347}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=http://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/blogs/languagesofsecurity/2011/05/25/burmese-inhibition/|title=Burmese – Ana (Pana)|date=25 May 2011|work=Languages of Security in the Asia-Pacific|publisher=College of Asia and the Pacific, Australian National University|accessdate=6 October 2013}}
6. ^{{cite book|last=Bekker|first=Sarah M.|title=Essays on Burma - Contributions to Asian Studies|editor=John P. Ferguson|publisher=Brill Archive|date=1981|series=Essays on Burma|volume=16|pages=19–37|chapter=The Concept of Anade - Personal, Social, and Political Implications|isbn=9789004063235}}
7. ^{{cite book|last=Packer|first=George|title=Interesting Times: Writings from a Turbulent Decade|publisher=Macmillan|year=2010|pages=277|isbn=9781429935814}}
8. ^{{cite book|editor=Peggy Golde|title=Women in the Field: Anthropological Experiences|publisher=University of California Press|year=1986|pages=247|isbn=9780520054226}}

See also

  • Face (sociological concept)

3 : Burmese culture|Human communication|Burmese words and phrases

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