title: [Voyage to Bahnars country, people living in the high plateaus of central Vietnam].
abstract: Southeast Asia was born from the collision between the Indian subcontinent and mainland China. Vietnam owes its 54 ethnic groups and four languages to a succession of migrations over the milleniums. The high plateaus are inhabited by a multitude of small ethnic groups commonly referred to as the "Moi". Vietnamity and the Association for Aid to the Ethnic Minorities of Vietnam are dedicated to developing and implementing cooperative projects with Vietnam. Living in the remote hinterland, the now less than one million mountain people of the High Plateaus were untouched by Indian and Chinese influences and remained independent until French colonisation which had only minor effects on their culture. During an expedition to the high plateaus, a privileged group sent by Vietenamity encountered one of these peoples, the Bahnars. In the context of a village festival, the authors describe the traditional way of life and beliefs of the Bahnar people.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Biochemie, HIA Laveran, Marseille-Armées.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Rault
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Rioux
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bellier
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Verbeek-Hyaoh
mesh_terms: D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D005006:Ethnicity; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006693:Holidays; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008493:Medical Missions / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008913:Minority Groups; D014744:Vietnam