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

Authors

Andrea Molnar

Document Type

Article

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 via-a-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.

DOI

10.1017/S0022463406000579

Publication Date

1-1-2006

Recommended Citation

Andrea K. Molnar "`Died in the Service of Portugal': Legitimacy of Authority and Dynaimcs of Group Identity among the Atsabe Kemak

Original Citation

Andrea K. Molnar "`Died in the Service of Portugal': Legitimacy of Authority and Dynaimcs of Group Identity among the Atsabe Kemak

Department

Department of Anthropology

Legacy Department

Department of Anthropology

ISSN

0022-4634

Language

eng

Publisher

National University of Singapore