Cultural innovation in the face of modernization: a study of emerging community-based care in rural Cambodia

Satoru Kobayashi · 2020 · South East Asia Research

Summary. Rural Cambodian communities have developed a Buddhist ritual called sângkeahăh that functions as community-based care in response to modernization and rising medical costs. The ritual, performed at homes of ill persons, collects donations for families while allowing participants to earn merit. This practice represents a grassroots, culturally-rooted response that shifts care from private to public spheres, demonstrating how traditional values support adaptation to rapid social change.

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  title   = {Cultural innovation in the face of modernization: a study of emerging community-based care in rural Cambodia},
  author  = {Satoru Kobayashi},
  journal = {South East Asia Research},
  year    = {2020},
  doi     = {10.1080/0967828x.2020.1816490},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1080/0967828x.2020.1816490}
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DOI

10.1080/0967828x.2020.1816490

Countries

Cambodia

Categories

rural-healthcare, indigenous-innovation

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2026-04-28