History, memory, and territorial cults in the highlands of Laos the past inside the present / Pierre Petit.
| Author/creator | Petit, Pierre, 1966- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2020. |
| Description | 1 online resource |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Taylor & Francis eBooks |
| Subjects |
| Series | Routledge contemporary Asian societies |
| Contents | The setting -- Traditions on origins -- From the French colony to the present -- The ethnography of territorial cults -- Territorial cults in a regional perspective. |
| Abstract | "This book captures the dynamics of history, memory, and territorial cults in Houay Yong, a Tai Vat village situated in the multiethnic highland frontier between Laos and Vietnam. Taking seriously the experiences of the villagers, it partakes in a broader movement to reintegrate highlanders and their agency into history at large. Based on comprehensive fieldwork research and the examination of colonial archives, this book makes accessible for an English-speaking audience untapped French archives on Laos and early publications on territorial cults written by French ethnologists. In so doing, it provides a balanced perspective, drawing from the fields of memory studies and classical historical research. Following a chronological approach stretching from the 19th century to the present, it extends narrative analysis through a comparative ethnography of territorial cults, a key component of the performative and material presentification of the past. Highly interdisciplinary in nature, History, Memory and Territorial Cults in the Highlands of Laos will be useful to students and scholars of anthropology, history and religious studies, as well as Asian culture and society"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Language | Chiefly English, with some translated material also presented in the original Lao. |
| Source of description | Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Petit, Pierre, 1966- History, memory, and territorial cults in the highlands of Laos Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2020. 9780367211257 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2019027859 |
| ISBN | 9780429560514 (epub) |
| ISBN | 9780429265501 (ebook) |
| ISBN | 9780429556043 (adobe pdf) |
| ISBN | 9780429564987 (mobi) |
| ISBN | (hardcover) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |