Tay Nguyen is an area of historical folklore and one of seven large cultural areas of Vietnam. The Colors of Tay Nguyen Culture by Ngo Duc Thinh
helps us to imagine a colorful painting with the characteristics of natural environment, inhabitants, history, traditional architecture, gastronomy, costumes and folk culture of the ethnic groups in Tây Nguyên and the customary laws and epics of the imposing central highlands, ideal for ethnographers and cultural researchers.
The author also shows that customary laws are not only valuable in terms of the cultural heritage of indigenous ethnic groups, but also effective tools for organizing and managing communities in the past and at present.
They are the customary codes of the Ede, M’nong, Giarai, and Raglai ethnic groups, and of ethnic groups in southern Tay Nguyen, the Xtieng, Ma, and Coho. The author analyzes the positive and negative aspects of the customary laws of rural development.
The author also expresses his thoughts on preserving and utilizing the traditional cultures of ethnic groups in Tay Nguyen.
The book is published in Vietnamese and English. In addition to the main content of the book, and it contains a lot of photos showing the characteristics of traditional ethnic culture in Tay Nguyen.
Minh Thuy
