Empowerment through acculturation: Forgetting and contesting the past among the Phunoy in northern Laos

Author: Bouté, Vanina

Source: South East Asia Research, Volume 14, Number 3, November 2006 , pp. 431-443(13)

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Abstract:

This article uncovers the legend of Senpongsimun, a Phunoy hero, as narrated by members of the Tibeto-Burmese-speaking group living in northern Laos. By highlighting the story of the highland hero, the article seeks to disclose these people's vision of the past, and more significantly, their unorthodox strategy to maintain a distinctive identity from the ethnic majority in contemporary Laos.

Keywords: NARRATIVE; KINGSHIP; LAOS; PHUNOY

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5367/000000006778881627

Publication date: 2006-11-01

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South East Asia Research publishes articles based on original research or fieldwork on all aspects of South East Asia within the disciplines of archaeology, art history, economics, geography, history, language and literature, law, music, political science, social anthropology and religious studies. This peer-reviewed journal is published four times per year by IP Publishing in cooperation with the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS). SOAS is the leading centre in this field in Europe and one of the most prestigious centres of South East Asian Studies in the world.
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