Des ancêtres aux esprits du lieu. Centralisation politique et évolution des rituels collectifs dans le Nord Laos

Prior to the religious reforms carried out by the Communists after they came to the power in 1975, the Phounoy–a small society in Northern Laos–used to perform various collective spirit cults. All those cults shared the following characteristic : the worship of a couple of male (apha) and female (ab...

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Main Author: Vanina Bouté
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Université de Provence 2012-06-01
Series:Moussons
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/moussons/1250