Festivals of Laos Resistance Movement Another central issue concerns the

Another central issue concerns the relationship between popular religious cults and state authority—whether rulers give primary emphasis to cults as superstition or as culture

This book is the result of an innovative cross-border comparative project jointly conducted by an international team of scholars to address these and other questions

About the Contributors

U Aung Thant graduated from the State School of Fine Art

Wyatt and Aroonrut Wichienkeeo

Festivals of Laos Resistance Movement Another central issue concerns theText by Martin Stuart Fox and Somsanouk Mixay Photographs by Steve Northup Color photographs throughout Laos is a land of festivals. Every village, every temple, and every ethnic minority not only holds its own special festivals but also joins the wider Lao community in celebrating the national ones as well. This book explores the most important festivals of Laos and offers a rare and fascinating glimpse into the spiritual and communal life of the Lao