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‘Died in the Service of Portugal’: Legitimacy of Authority and Dynamics of Group Identity among the Atsabe Kemak in East Timor

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2006

Andrea K. Molnar
Andrea K. Molnar
Affiliation:
The Department of Anthropology at Northern Illinois University. She may be contacted at: [email protected]
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Abstract

The paper examines the metaphors and dynamics of Atsabe Kemak group identity construction, with a strong emphasis on local cultural ‘remembering’ of Atsabe history vis-à-vis relations of power. The analysis utilizes the analytical frameworks of Foucault's notion of discourse and Bourdieu's concept of habitus. The secondary burial of a former chieftain highlights the dynamics of Atsabe Kemak responses to new nation-building processes and to international influences that have appeared during the United Nations' transitional administration.

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Journal of Southeast Asian Studies , Volume 37 , Issue 2 , June 2006 , pp. 335 - 355
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2006 The National University of Singapore

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