ISBN:
0824826604
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9780824826604
Language:
English
Pages:
xvi, 253 Seiten, 8 ungezählte Seiten
,
Illustrationen
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25 cm
Series Statement:
Anthropology of Asia series
DDC:
306.09597
Keywords:
Ritual
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Communism and culture
;
Vietnam Cultural policy
;
Vietnam History 20th century
;
Vietnam Social life and customs 20th century
Abstract:
This is a study of the history and consequences of the revolutionary campaign to transform culture and ritual in northern Vietnam. Based on official documents and several years of field research, it provides a detailed account of the nature of revolutionary cultural reform in Vietnam
Abstract:
Introduction -- Part One: Revolution comes to Thinh Liet. -- The land reform : redefining society and space -- Redefining culture and morality. -- Part Two: The consequences of revolution. -- Defining causality -- Reconstructing funerary ritual -- How to Marry? The consequences of the campaign to reform marriage and weddings -- Commemorating war dead in Thinh Liet commune -- Is Ho Chi Minh our guardian spirit? Renegotiating sacred space and the ritual roles of women -- Conclusion : Moralitlyi and meaning in a changing world
Note:
"First published in the United Kingdom by RoutledgeCurzon"--Title page verso
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 234-241) and index
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