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Facing the Future Reviving the Past
Author | : John Kleinen |
Publsiher | : Institute of Southeast Asian Studies |
Total Pages | : 260 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9812300392 |
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A Study of Social Change in a Northern Vietnamese Village is based on anthropological fieldwork between 1992 and 1996 in a small Red River delta village. It treats the history of the village since its foundation in the mid-seventeenth century, based on existing French and Vietnamese archival materials. At the same time, the book discusses the essentialist character of the Vietnamese village community. Special interest is devoted to internal politics within the village which enable powerful lineages and groups to (re)gain political and social power within the village. The recent revival of religious activities as a result of the renovation policy is taken into consideration. Since Vietnamese society is changing at a very fast pace, a longitudinal study of this nature provides the reader with a firsthand account of the interplay between the reform under a Marxist regime and local village society.
Beyond Hanoi
Author | : Benedict J Tria Kerkvliet,David G Marr |
Publsiher | : Institute of Southeast Asian Studies |
Total Pages | : 371 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 9789812305947 |
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This is the first book in English to examine local government and authority in Vietnam since the country's reunification in 1975. Six chapters emphasize particular villages and districts in different parts of the country, one examines a ward in Hanoi, another focuses on Ho Chi Minh City, and one compares leaders in several provinces. To contextualize conditions today, two chapters analyse local government in Vietnam's long history. The opening chapter synthesizes the findings in this book with those in other studies by researchers inside and outside Vietnam.
Engaging the Spirit World
Author | : Kirsten W. Endres,Andrea Lauser |
Publsiher | : Berghahn Books |
Total Pages | : 244 |
Release | : 2012-03-01 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9780857453594 |
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In many parts of the contemporary world, spirit beliefs and practices have taken on a pivotal role in addressing the discontinuities and uncertainties of modern life. The myriad ways in which devotees engage the spirit world show the tremendous creative potential of these practices and their innate adaptability to changing times and circumstances. Through in-depth anthropological case studies from Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, and Vietnam, the contributors to this book investigate the role and impact of different social, political, and economic dynamics in the reconfiguration of local spirit worlds in modern Southeast Asia. Their findings contribute to the re-enchantment debate by revealing that the “spirited modernities” that have emerged in the process not only embody a distinct feature of the contemporary moment, but also invite a critical rethinking of the concept of modernity itself.
Facing the Past Facing the Future
Author | : Florian Bieber,Carsten Wieland |
Publsiher | : Longo Angelo |
Total Pages | : 184 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : UOM:39015061209527 |
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The American War in Contemporary Vietnam
Author | : Christina Schwenkel |
Publsiher | : Indiana University Press |
Total Pages | : 281 |
Release | : 2009-07-13 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9780253003317 |
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Christina Schwenkel's absorbing study explores how the "American War" is remembered and commemorated in Vietnam today -- in official and unofficial histories and in everyday life. Schwenkel analyzes visual representations found in monuments and martyrs' cemeteries, museums, photography and art exhibits, battlefield tours, and related sites of "trauma tourism." In these transnational spaces, American and Vietnamese memories of the war intersect in ways profoundly shaped by global economic liberalization and the return of American citizens as tourists, pilgrims, and philanthropists.
The Emergence of Modern Southeast Asia
Author | : David P. Chandler,Norman G. Owen,William R. Roff,David Joel Steinberg,Jean Gelman Taylor,Robert H. Taylor,Alexander Woodside,David K. Wyatt |
Publsiher | : University of Hawaii Press |
Total Pages | : 568 |
Release | : 2004-11-30 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780824841942 |
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The Buddha Side
Author | : Alexander Soucy |
Publsiher | : University of Hawaii Press |
Total Pages | : 258 |
Release | : 2012-07-31 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9780824865856 |
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The most common description of the supernatural landscape in Vietnam makes a distinction between Buddhist and non-Buddhist “sides.” The “Buddha side” (ben phat) is the focus of this investigation into the intersection of gender, power, and religious praxis. Employing an anthropological approach to Buddhist practice that takes into account modes of action that are not only socially constructed and contextual, but also negotiated by the actors, The Buddha Side uniquely explores how gender and age affect understandings of what it means to be a Buddhist. In seeking to map out the ways and meanings of Buddhist engagement, Alexander Soucy examines everything from the skeptical statements of young men and devotional performances of young women to the pilgrimages of older women and performances of orthodoxy used by older men to assert their position within the pagoda space. Soucy draws on more than four years’ experience conducting ethnographic research in Hanoi to investigate how religious practice is grounded in the constitution and marking of social identity. From this in-depth view, he describes the critical role of religion in shaping social contexts and inserting selves into them. Religion can thus be described as a form of theatre—one in which social identities (youth, old age, masculinity, femininity, authority) are constructed and displayed via religious practice. A compelling look at the performative aspect of Buddhism in contemporary Vietnam, The Buddha Side will be welcomed by anyone with an interest in Buddhism as it is practiced on the ground.
Possessed by the Spirits
Author | : Karen Fjelstad,Nguyen Thi Hien |
Publsiher | : Cornell University Press |
Total Pages | : 194 |
Release | : 2018-05-31 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9781501719141 |
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The essays in this volume examine the resurgence of the Mother Goddess religion among contemporary Vietnamese following the economic "Renovation" period in Vietnam. Anthropologists explore the forces that compel individuals to become mediums and the social repercussions of their decisions and interactions.