Author	Deydier, Henri
Title	Lokapala : Genies, Totems et Sorciers du Nord Laos / Henri Deydier
Imprint	Paris : Librairie Plon, 1954
Connect to	https://digiverse.chula.ac.th/Info/item/dc:89759
Descript	233 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm

Reports on the author's travels in Laos to discover the extent to which Buddhism had been implanted in Northern Indochina. Describes the housing and clothing of villagers, the ceremonies and festivals of the new year, and the sacrifice of the buffalo in Sam Neua. Relates experiences in Pong Saly in Akha territory, in Sip Song Panna (12 principalities on the banks of the Mekong), in Luang Prabang and in Lai Chau. Describes the rites carried out by the sorcerers to call the spirits (or phi) and methods of traveling in the area. Traces contacts between East and West from Third Century, B.C. [TAIC]

1. Mekong River
2. transport
3. religion
4. transport
5. religion
6. customs
7. history
8. esthetic perception
9. hill tribes
10. ethnic groups
11. social patterns
12. standard of living
13. water resources
14. Akha
15. Lao PDR
16. Viet Nam
17. India
18. China
19. NE Thailand

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