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Elites
12019-11-27T22:33:27-05:00Evan Dawley7a40080bd5bb656cee837d5befaa3ea8e7a2ac44354A subsidiary of Actorsplain2021-06-23T14:17:00-04:00David Ambaras1337d6b66b25164b57abc529e56445d238145277In this module I present a historical narrative that revolves around the activities of Taiwanese and Japanese elite members of society. These figures both derived their status from their alignment with the interests and policies of the state, and used that status to limit the penetration of the state into society. They played the role of gatekeepers in Jilong, and across Taiwan, standing at the threshold of the colonial state and their respective demographic groups, and between the Taiwanese and Japanese communities. These elites funded the construction and renovation of the temples where the deities lived; in most cases, they selected the deities enshrined within each temple; they organized the festivals during which the deities walked through their earth-bound territory; they dealt with the colonial state in the process of carrying out these acts; and they interacted across ethnic lines with a much greater degree of frequency and intensity than did non-elites.
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12019-11-27T22:32:33-05:00Evan Dawley7a40080bd5bb656cee837d5befaa3ea8e7a2ac44ActorsEvan Dawley5In this sub-pathway, I define the principal actors in the module.plain54012020-02-29T21:04:29-05:00Evan Dawley7a40080bd5bb656cee837d5befaa3ea8e7a2ac44