[Papers] Myths of Origin and Their Contestation in the Borderlands of South and Southeast Asia

via Southeast Asian Studies (Journal): The new volume of Southeast Asian Studies publishged by Kyoto University features a series of papers about origin stories of various peoples in Southeast Asia. The papers are Open Access.

• Narrating Loss and Differentiation: Lahu Origin Stories on the Margins of Burma, China, and Siam
• A Place of Belonging in Myths and Memories: The Origin and Early History of the Imagined Tai Khuen Nation (Chiang Tung/Kyaingtong, Myanmar)
• The Story of Lun Tauh, “Our People”: Narrating Identity on the Borders in the Kelabit Highlands
• Contesting Multiple Borders: Bricolage Thinking and Matua Narratives on the Andaman Islands

Source: Vol. 9, No. 2 of Southeast Asian Studies | CSEAS Journal, Southeast Asian Studies