The Muong Ritual Narratives: from "Superstitions" to Intangible Cultural Heritage

The article analyzes the specific features as well as historical and cultural significance of the ritual narratives of the Muong people (one of the Northern Vietnam s ethnic minorities) in both global and local contexts, traces the changing perception of these narratives in the DRV-SRV and also considers some problems related to heritagisation process. The more detailed study is focused on the body of narratives united in the mythoepic cycle The Birth of the Earth and Water.