essay
The Taumgbyon festival: locality and nation-confronting in the Cult of the 37 Lords
burma at the turn of the twenty-first century • Honolulu • Published In 2005 • Pages: 65-89
By: Brac de la Perrière, Bénédicte, Dolidon, Anabelle.
Abstract
This is a study of nat festivals and the institutionalization of the nat cult. The cult and festivals are a contested arena and reveal the tensions that lay between the nation state and local communities. Although the nats have been incorporated into the Buddhist pantheon and cosmology, they continue to symbolize and express autochthonous principle that supported local autonomy in resistance to the centralizing power of the state.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2012
- Region
- Asia
- Sub Region
- Southeast Asia
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Anthropologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Ian Skoggard; 2011
- Field Date
- 1986-2000
- Coverage Date
- 1820-2002
- Coverage Place
- Taungbyon, Burma
- Notes
- Bénédicte Brac de la Perrière ; translated by Annabelle Dolidon
- The nat spirits were institutionalized by King Anawrahta (1044û1077) of Bagan. The list of nats has been revised repeatedly over the centuries. The earliest reference in this article is to 1820, the year of the most recent revision.
- for bibliographical references see document 39:Skidmore
- LCCN
- 2005003440
- LCSH
- Burma--Social life and customs