Sacred bribes and violence deferred: Buddhist ritual in rural Cambodia
In a rapidly modernising Cambodia, dance parties that accompany large temple celebrations and weddings have become violent arenas where young men fight with fists and knives beyond police control. In 2010, this led to a ban on dance parties during the Pchuṃ Biṇḍ celebration. This paper concerns an a...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
2014
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Journal of Southeast Asian studies
Year: 2014, Volume: 45, Issue: 1, Pages: 4-24 |
| Further subjects: | B
Religious practice
B Buddhism B Corruption B Cambodia B Rural area B Celebration B Violent behavior B Teenagers B Internal security |