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| Title of Article |
Southern Laos People’s Democratic Republic Tribal Sculptures: The Influence of Social and Economic Change on the Inheritance Process and Cultural Significance |
| Date of Acceptance |
28 November 2023 |
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| Title of Journal |
Tuijin Jishu/Journal of Propulsion Technology |
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SCOPUS |
| Institute of Journal |
Journal of Propulsion Technology |
| ISBN/ISSN |
1001-4055 |
| Volume |
44 |
| Issue |
5 |
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| Year of Publication |
2024 |
| Page |
1640-1654 |
| Abstract |
This article is part of research entitled Southern Laos People’s Democratic Republic Tribal Sculptures: Style, Wisdom and Aesthetic to Create a Contemporary Sculpture with the objectives of studying the influence of the social and economic changes of Southern Lao PDR on the inheritance and cultural significance. The research applied a qualitative method, consisting of the following qualitative research tools, survey, observation, and interviews with key and casual informants related to tribal sculptures. The following relevant research theory, concept, and fielddata were analyzed at a community and individual level, including the Structural Functionalism Theory by Emile Durkheim and the Social Practice Concept by Pierre Bourdieu.The study revealed that migrations due to political and economic reasons influence the inheritance and definition of sculptures. In the era of the nation-state building, tribal sculpture of Southern Lao PDR was considered a cultural capital that helped preserve the collective consciousness of the tribe that migrated to a new area. The policy changes from the opening up of the country pushed the tribe to accept the sculptures as an economic capital. Therefore, the restoration and reproduction of tribal sculptures exhibit the cultural significance rooted in the traditionality of the group, as well as the identity given by the society, which includes 1) the traditional structure of the tribes and the construction of new communities on the new areas require a social anchor, which was the collective consciousness of “worshiping spirits”, and the inheritance process exhibit the collective consciousness, 2) Social structure from practice where the livelihood within the new economy is a “field” where the tribes learn and adjust the sculptures from containing the spiritual and monetary value to become an economic and symbolic capital that can be used as a power bargaining tool against the unjust cultural status of Lao that was ingrained in socialism. Therefore, studying the current status of the tribal sculptures in Southern Lao PDR will benefit the understanding of the complex cultural changes and diversities of the current Lao tribes. |
| Keyword |
Southern Laos People’s Democratic Republic, tribal sculpture, social and economic changes, structural functionalism, social actions |
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มีผู้ประเมินอิสระ |
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ตีพิมพ์แล้ว |
| Level of Publication |
นานาชาติ |
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true |
| Part of thesis |
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