Indonesian Sea Nomads.

The Orang Suku Laut consider themselves indigenous Malays. Yet their interaction with others who call themselves Malays is characterized 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...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Chou, Cynthia, 1963-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Hoboken : RoutledgeCurzon, 2003.
Subjects:
Bajau (Southeast Asian people) > Ethnic identity.
Bajau (Southeast Asian people) > Economic conditions.
Bajau (Southeast Asian people) > Psychology.
Ethnopsychology > Indonesia > Riau (Province)
Money > Social aspects > Indonesia > Riau (Province)
Muslims > Indonesia > Riau (Province)
Bajau (Peuple d'Asie du Sud-Est) > Identité ethnique.
Bajau (Peuple d'Asie du Sud-Est) > Conditions économiques.
Bajau (Peuple d'Asie du Sud-Est) > Psychologie.
Ethnopsychologie > Indonésie > Riau (Province)
Musulmans > Indonésie > Riau (Province)
Bajau (Southeast Asian people) > Economic conditions
Ethnopsychology
Manners and customs
Money > Social aspects
Muslims
Riau (Indonesia : Province) > Social life and customs.
Riau (Indonésie : Province) > Mœurs et coutumes.
Indonesia > Riau (Province)
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • BOOK COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; DEDICATION; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; CHAPTER 1 MONEY, MAGIC, AND FEAR OF THE ORANG SUKU LAUT; CHAPTER 2 THE SETTING; CHAPTER 3 RANKING IN RIAU; CHAPTER 4 ILMU; CHAPTER 5 THE MEANING OF THINGS: CONSTRUCTIONS OF THE ORANG LAUT'S IDENTITY; CHAPTER 6 SHARING AND HELPING: CONSTRUCTIONS OF THE ORANG LAUT'S IDENTITY; CHAPTER 7 MONEY: RECONSTRUCTING THE MEANING OF THINGS; CHAPTER 8 REFLECTIONS AND CHALLENGES; REFERENCES.

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