Power and transcendence: a comment on upland pioneers

Upland pioneering involves variations of two themes: drawing in power from the outside and the transcendence of local bounded social entities. Both integrate the distinction between inside and outside at the base of sociality in upland Southeast Asia. Pioneering is a valorised activity that continuo...

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Main Author: Sprenger, Guido (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 28 September 2021
In: Social anthropology
Year: 2021, Volume: 29, Issue: 3, Pages: 778-786
ISSN:1469-8676
DOI:10.1111/1469-8676.13099
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Author Notes:Guido Sprenger
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Summary:Upland pioneering involves variations of two themes: drawing in power from the outside and the transcendence of local bounded social entities. Both integrate the distinction between inside and outside at the base of sociality in upland Southeast Asia. Pioneering is a valorised activity that continuously takes on new forms and thereby exemplifies the dynamics of inside and outside. Data from the Rmeet in Laos show that these movements have a gendered dimension.
Item Description:Gesehen am 11.11.2021
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ISSN:1469-8676
DOI:10.1111/1469-8676.13099