From spiritual homes to National Shrines: Religious traditions and nation-building in Vietnam

East Asia

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 25-41

  Roszko, Edyta ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cultural heritage; Nation building; National heritage; Religious traditions; Vietnamese modernity

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL HERITAGE; CULTURAL TRADITION; MODERNITY; RELIGION; STATE BUILDING;

VIET NAM;

EID: 84857657592     PISSN: 10966838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12140-011-9156-x     Document Type: Article

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