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Culture Summaryessay 2019 • Sprenger, Guido
Rmeet • Asia > Southeast Asia
This is a culture summary of the Rmeet. Information is presented on major aspects of Rmeet culture....Bone transfersarticle 2006 • Sprenger, Guido
Rmeet • Asia > Southeast Asia
Rmeet society is organized into localized patrilineal lineages forming alliances as “wife-givers” and “wife-takers” that are not only the precondition for physical reproduction, but also the ritual source of fertility for the fields and health for th...The way of the buffaloesarticle 2005 • Sprenger, Guido
Rmeet • Asia > Southeast Asia
This article discusses the dual meaning and social function of buffalos in Rmeet culture and society. As valuable assets, buffalos are bought and sold freely, either with money or in exchange for labor services. As sacred animals identified with the ...Political periphery, cosmological centerarticle 2006 • Sprenger, Guido
Rmeet • Asia > Southeast Asia
Living in Laos near the border with Thailand, the Rmeet have a widely-told creation myth predating the origins of both nations. This essay discusses the continuing relevance of this myth in justifying both their minority status within Laos and cyclic...