Author: I. H. N. EvansPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107646030
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 625
Book Description
This 1953 volume describes the Dusun people of the Tempasuk region in what was formerly North Borneo.
The Religion of the Tempasuk Dusuns of North Borneo
Author: I. H. N. EvansPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107646030
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 625
Book Description
This 1953 volume describes the Dusun people of the Tempasuk region in what was formerly North Borneo.
The Religion of the Tempasuk Dusuns of North Borneo
Author: Ivor H. N. EvansColonial Reports Report on North Borneo
Author: Great Britain. Colonial OfficePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 648
Book Description
Malaysian World-view
Author: Mohd. Taib OsmanPublisher: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
ISBN: 9971988127
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
This collection of essays on the worldviews of the people in Malaysia focuses on the three main ethnic groups - the Malays, Chinese and Indians - as well as the indigenous peoples of Sabah. Topics include the Islamic worldview of Man, society and nature, the traditional Malay socio-political outlook, the language and worldview of the Malay peasants, as well as Malaysian folk-tales and drama. The worldview of social belonging among the Chinese and Indians, and the traditional worldviews of the indigenous peoples of Sabah are also presented.
North Borneo
Author: K. G. TregonningPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : North Bormeo
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
History of the country, its forests, swamps, mountains, and people.
Borneo Studies in History, Society and Culture
Author: Victor T. KingPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 9811006725
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 619
Book Description
This edited book is the first major review of what has been achieved in Borneo Studies to date. Chapters in this book situate research on Borneo within the general disciplinary fields of the social sciences, with the weight of attention devoted to anthropological research and related fields such as development studies, gender studies, environmental studies, social policy studies and cultural studies. Some of the chapters in this book are extended versions of presentations at the Borneo Research Council’s international conference hosted by Universiti Brunei Darussalam in June 2012 and a Borneo Studies workshop organised in Brunei in 2012. The volume examines some of the major debates and controversies in Borneo Studies, including those which have served to connect post-war research on Borneo to wider scholarship. It also assesses some of the more recent contributions and interests of locally based researchers in universities and other institutions in Borneo itself. The major strength of the book is the inclusion of a substantial amount of research undertaken by scholars working and teaching within the Southeast Asian region. In particular there is an examination of research materials published in the vernacular, notably the outpouring of work published in Indonesian by the Institut Dayakologi in Pontianak. In doing so, the book also addresses the urgent matters which have not received the attention they deserve, specifically subjects, themes and issues that have already been covered but require further contemplation, elaboration and research, and the scope for disciplinary and multidisciplinary collaboration in Borneo Studies. The book is a valuable resource and reference work for students and researchers interested in social science scholarship on Borneo, and for those with wider interests in Indonesia and Malaysia, and in the Southeast Asian region.
Staging Indigenous Heritage
Author: Yunci CaiPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0429620764
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Staging Indigenous Heritage examines the cultural politics of four Indigenous cultural villages in Malaysia. Demonstrating that such villages are often beset with the politics of brokerage and representation, the book shows that this reinforces a culture of dependency on the brokers. By critically examining the relationship between Indigenous tourism and development through the establishment of Indigenous cultural villages, the book addresses the complexities of adopting the ‘culture for development’ paradigm as a developmental strategy. Demonstrating that the opportunities for self-representation and self-determination can become entwined with the politics of brokerage and the contradictory dualism of culture, it becomes clear that this can both facilitate and compromise their intended outcomes. Challenging the simplistic conceptualisation of Indigenous communities as harmonious and unified wholes, the book shows how Indigenous cultures are actively forged, struggled over, and negotiated in contemporary Malaysia. Confronting the largely positive rhetoric in current discourses on the benefits of community-based cultural projects, Staging Indigenous Heritage should be essential reading for academics and students in the fields of museum studies, cultural heritage studies, Indigenous studies, development studies, tourism, anthropology, and geography. The book should also be of interest to museum and heritage professionals around the world.
The Modern Anthropology of South-East Asia
Author: Victor KingPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000143120
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
This is a comprehensive introduction to the social and cultural anthropology of South-East Asia. It provides an overview of the major theoretical issues and themes which have emerged from the engagement of anthropologists with South-East Asian communities; a succinct historical survey and analysis of the peoples and cultures of the region. Most importantly the volume reveals the vitally important role which the study of the area has occupied in the development of the concepts and methods of anthropology: from the perspectives of Edmund Leach to Clifford Geertz, Maurice Freedman to Claude Levi-Strauss; Lauriston Sharp to Melford Spiro.
Population Problems
Author: Professor J RosePublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317938631
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 155
Book Description
The effects of the rapidly expanding human population on the environment and the planet's future is a matter of increasing concern and lively debate. This timely collection of essays discusses some of the most important aspects of the population growth phenomenon and offers potential solutions. Chapters analyse population dynamics, carrying capacity of the environment, water and food supply, effects on tribal societies, and the AIDS pandemic.
The Malay World of Southeast Asia
Author: Patricia Lim Pui HuenPublisher: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
ISBN: 9971988364
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 469
Book Description
Over 5,000 entries arranged in four parts. Part I comprises reference and general works to provide a guide to information on Southeast Asia. Part II provides the setting of space and time. Part III features the people and Part IV the many facets of culture and society — language; ideas, beliefs, values; institutions; creative expression; and social and cultural change. Within each section, the arrangement is geographical, beginning with Southeast Asia as a whole followed by the various countries in alphabetical order.