par Petit, Pierre 
Référence Biennal Conference of the Asian Studies Association of Australia (ASAA) (22: 3-5/7/2018: Sydney)
Publication Non publié, 2018-07-03
Référence Biennal Conference of the Asian Studies Association of Australia (ASAA) (22: 3-5/7/2018: Sydney)
Publication Non publié, 2018-07-03
Communication à un colloque
| Résumé : | Most Tai villages in Houa Phan province have a post “of the village” or “of stability”. It provides protection when facing a collective danger, like a drought. The cult, led by a descendant of the first settlers, does not address an autochthonous presence but the ancestors of the group at large. Despite attempts by the revolutionary regime to eradicate “superstitions” in the late 1970s, village posts have not disappeared and have known a revival recently. Inspired by monuments built by the regime on the “city pillar” model, village authorities have proposed to cement the village posts, originally carved in wood.The paper will discuss how the village posts mediate the villagers’ relations to the territory, to authorities, and to the spirits; how they question the mobility/immobility divide; and how their cementing put at stake the incorporation of the village into the national society. |
