Performance as (re)incarnation: the Sdech Kân narrative
A narrative sponsored by Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen posits the prime minister as the reincarnation of sixteenth-century king Sdech Kân, a commoner who toppled the king at the time and ascended the throne. Whilst reincarnation narratives have wider Southeast Asian resonances, the reinvention of...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
2013
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Journal of Southeast Asian studies
Year: 2013, Volume: 44, Issue: 1, Pages: 4-23 |
| Further subjects: | B
Cambodia
B Party (law) B Government B Celebrity B Monarchy B Politics B Effect B Effects B History |
| Summary: | A narrative sponsored by Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen posits the prime minister as the reincarnation of sixteenth-century king Sdech Kân, a commoner who toppled the king at the time and ascended the throne. Whilst reincarnation narratives have wider Southeast Asian resonances, the reinvention of Sdech Kân is central to the redrawing of boundaries of power between a politically weakened monarchy and the Cambodian People's Party-led government. This article traces the meanings of reincarnating Sdech Kân in the contemporary Cambodian context, and what consequences this has for contemporary bids for political legitimacy. (J Southeast Asian Stud/GIGA) |
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| ISSN: | 0022-4634 |
| Contains: | In: Journal of Southeast Asian studies
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