Indonesian sea nomads : money, magic, and fear of the Orang Suku Laut / Cynthia Chou.
Indonesian sea nomads : money, magic, and fear of the Orang Suku Laut / Cynthia Chou.
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New York : Routledge, 2003.
Date
2003.
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N306.34/ 6
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English
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Physical content
xi, 159 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. Money, Magic, and Fear of the Orang Suku Laut -- 2. The Setting -- 3. Ranking in Riau -- 4. Ilmu -- 5. The Meaning of Things: Constructions of the Orang Laut's Identity -- 6. Sharing and Helping: Constructions of the Orang Laut's Identity -- 7. Money: Reconstructing the Meanings of Things -- 8. R...
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New York : Routledge, 2003.
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New York (State)
Date Published
2003.
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Summary
"The Orang Suku Laut consider themselves indigenous Malays. Yet their interaction with others who call themselves Malays is characterised on both sides by fear of harmful magic and witchcraft. The nomadic Orang Suku Laut believe that the Qur'an contains elements of black magic, while the settled Malays consider the nomads dangerous, dirty and backw...
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Indonesian sea nomads : money, magic, and fear of the Orang Suku Laut / Cynthia Chou.
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RoutledgeCurzon-IIAS Asian studies series.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N306.34/ 6
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74VvbBNkPWed
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ISBN
0700717242 (alk. paper)
9780700717248 (alk. paper)
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306.340899928
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991014982369702626