The goddess, the ethnologist, the folklorist and the cadre: situating exegesis of Vietnams folk religion in time and place

Taylor, Philip

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The goddess, the ethnologist, the folklorist and the cadre: situating exegesis of Vietnams folk religion in time and place

Date

2003

Authors

Taylor, Philip

Publisher

Australian Anthropological Society Inc

Abstract

Vietnamese anthropology has been portrayed as a project in close alignment with the goals of a progressivist, culturally assimilationist and security-oriented state. This paper explores unexpectedly positive assessments by anthropologists and folklorists