Spirits of the stone, from landlocked Laos to Sabah, insular Malaysia

This paper stems from data collected during fieldwork in the Laotian provinces of Xieng Khouang and Luang Prabang and in Malaysia’s Sabah province. It compares and contrasts the stone jars of Laos and the menhirs of Sabah, with particular focus on the supernatural qualities ascribed to stone. Jars a...

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Main Author: Genovese, Lia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ikatan Ahli Arkeologi Malaysia, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2019
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/14286/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/14286/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/14286/1/199-333-1-PB.pdf