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Ritualising residency: territory cults and a sense of place in Southern Lao PDR
journal contribution
posted on 2006-12-01, 00:00 authored by Holly HighTerritory cults in southern Lao PDR exemplify the importance of ritual for the production of locality in an era of mobility. Here, the idea of village expressed in ritual incorporates scattered members who have ties of history and affection to village households—a view of residency that is extra-verted, inclusive and traverses space.