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Imitations of Buddhist Statecraft: The Patronage of Lao Buddhism and the Reconstruction of Relic Shrines and Temples in Colonial French Indochina |
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Ladwig, Patrice (著)
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Social Analysis: The International Journal of Anthropology
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| Volume | v.62 n.2 Summer |
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| Date | 2018 |
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| Pages | 98 - 125 |
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| Publisher | Berghahn Books |
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http://www.berghahnbooks.com/
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| Location | New York, NY, US [紐約, 紐約州, 美國] |
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| Content type | 期刊論文=Journal Article |
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| Language | 英文=English |
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| Note | Vol. 62, No. 2, States of Imitation: Mimetic Governmentality and Colonial Rule |
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| Keyword | architecture; Buddhism; colonialism; governmentality; mimesis; relics; rites; statecraft |
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| Abstract | From 1893 onward, French colonialism sponsored and restructured Lao and Khmer Buddhism in order to create an 'Indochinese Buddhism' Over a span of several decades, the French promoted monastic education, reconstructed the major temples in Vientiane, and renovated the That Luang, the most important Buddhist relic shrine of Laos. This article explores the motivations and strategies for this endeavor, specifically focusing on French efforts to 're-materialize' Lao Buddhism’s religious architecture. I argue that the renovation of these monuments as symbols and centers of power under the auspices of the École française d’Extrême-Orient was based on mimetic processes that should be understood as a form of ceremonial governmentality and colonial politics of affect, whose goal was to win the 'sympathies' of the colonized. |
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| Table of contents | Abstract 98
The EFEO, French Colonialism, and the Built Environment 100
Imitating Buddhist Kings: The Revival and Patronage of Buddhism 102
The Power of Buddhist Relics: The Renovation of the That Luang 106
Mimesis, Sympathy, and Colonial Rule 112
Conclusion 114
Acknowledgments 115
Notes 116
References 120 |
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| ISSN | 0155977X (P); 15585727 (E) |
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| Hits | 102 |
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| Created date | 2023.11.23 |
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| Modified date | 2023.11.23 |
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