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Iban Dream

Author : Golda Mowe
Publisher : Monsoon Books
ISBN 13 : 9814358800
Total Pages : 195 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (143 download)

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Download or read book Iban Dream written by Golda Mowe and published by Monsoon Books. This book was released on 2012-05-01 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Orphaned as a young boy in the rainforests of Borneo, Bujang is brought up by a family of orangutans, but his adult future has already been decided for him by Sengalang Burong, the Iban warpath god. On reaching adulthood, Bujang must leave his ape family and serve the warpath god as a warrior and a headhunter. Having survived his first assignment — to kill an ill-tempered demon in the form of a ferocious wild boar — subsequent adventures see Bujang converse with gods, shamans, animal spirits and with the nomadic people of Borneo as he battles evil spirits and demons to preserve the safety of those he holds dear to him. But Bujang’s greatest test is still to come and he must rally a large headhunting expedition to free his captured wife and those of his fellow villagers. In this unique work of fantasy fiction, author Golda Mowe — herself an Iban from Borneo — uses real beliefs, taboos and terminology of the Iban (a longhouse-dwelling indigenous group of people from Borneo who, until very recently, were renowned for practising headhunting) to weave an epic tale of good versus evil.

Iban Ritual Textiles

Author : Traude Gavin
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004489053
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (44 download)

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Download or read book Iban Ritual Textiles written by Traude Gavin and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2022-07-04 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Iban Woman

Author : Golda Mowe
Publisher : Monsoon Books
ISBN 13 : 1912049376
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (12 download)

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Download or read book Iban Woman written by Golda Mowe and published by Monsoon Books. This book was released on 2018-07-01 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twenty-year-old Ratai is proud and strong for she is the eldest child of Nuing, the Iban warrior who went to the invisible world and returned alive, and the granddaughter of Bujang Maias, the great headhunter who was raised by apes. Despite her pedigree, however, she is frustrated and confused. Although a more successful hunter than the men her age she has still not managed to master the weave necessary to prove her feminine skills and win a man’s heart. After a bad omen befalls her longhouse, Ratai feels compelled to join a war party to take enemy heads and save her people. The longhouse is against her joining the headhunting expedition but Ratai is stubborn because she has been adopted by Kumang, the goddess of the weave and the patroness of headhunters. Ratai must overcome deadly tasks, both in the forests of Borneo and in the Iban dream world, and she must find a balance between her desire to be the perfect Iban woman and her lust for adventure. Iban Woman is the third in the Iban Dream series of standalone novels by Golda Mowe, the most prolific Iban novelist in English of her generation and a descendant of the erstwhile headhunters of Borneo. In this her latest book, readers are once again immersed in Iban culture, learning the art of the weave, how to interpret omens in nature and how to hunt for animals … and human heads.

Iban Journey

Author : Golda Mowe
Publisher : Monsoon Books
ISBN 13 : 9814625221
Total Pages : 199 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (146 download)

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Download or read book Iban Journey written by Golda Mowe and published by Monsoon Books. This book was released on 2015-06-01 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Though his father, Bujang, loves him, Nuing runs away from home because the people of the longhouse reject him. Following a failed war expedition, Bunsu Jugam, the spirit of the youngest sun bear, rescues Nuing and brings him into the invisible world where he tells him that Bujang has been kidnapped by K’lansat demons. The python spirit of his father’s trophy head spits on Nuing and causes his skin to burn and swell until he looks like a deformed rhinocerous. He manages to rescue his father and on their return they are attacked by four men. Bujang kills one, and Nuing three. When the thick skin finally comes off and the people learns that their hero is Nuing, they grudgingly accepts him back, believing that the curse of his birth is nullified by the power of the three heads he took. Iban Journey is volume two in this unique series of fantasy fiction — that includes Iban Dream — in which author Golda Mowe, herself an Iban from Borneo, uses real beliefs, taboos and terminology of the Iban (a longhouse-dwelling indigenous group of people from Borneo who, until very recently, were renowned for practising headhunting) to weave epic tales of good versus evil.

The Encyclopaedia of Iban Studies: A-G

Author : Vinson H. Sutlive
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 706 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book The Encyclopaedia of Iban Studies: A-G written by Vinson H. Sutlive and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 706 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Natural Man

Author : Charles Hose
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 426 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Natural Man written by Charles Hose and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Catholic Missions

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 638 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Catholic Missions written by and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 638 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Textiles of Southeast Asia

Author : Robyn Maxwell
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1462906982
Total Pages : 1613 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (629 download)

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Download or read book Textiles of Southeast Asia written by Robyn Maxwell and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2012-08-07 with total page 1613 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Textiles provide a visual history of a country's culture and crafting traditions in a way few other things can accomplish. In Textiles of Southeast Asia, Dr. Robyn Maxwell provides the definitive work on Southeast Asian textiles. Traditional textiles are one of the most widely collected and important categories of Southeast Asian art. Using an extensive range of locally produced raw materials and an astonishing array of techniques--including applique, weaving, batik and embroidery--the textiles of Southeast Asia are astonishing in their versatility and originality. Textiles are used to fashion everything from everyday clothing to sacred and ceremonial costumes, shrouds and wrapping cloths, hangings, banners and ritual regalia--all of which are represented and explained in Textiles of Southeast Asia. This authoritative text focuses on the changing relationship between indigenous Southeast Asian traditions and the outside influences continuing to be brought to the area, which change the nature of the region's textile traditions. This book considers the various ways Southeast Asian textile artisans reacted over the centuries to the steady stream of new and powerful ideas and raw materials arriving from India, China, the Islamic world and Europe. A detailed and definitive resource, Textiles of Southeast Asia is a welcome addition to the field of textiles.

The Race to the Top

Author : Tomas Larsson
Publisher : Cato Institute
ISBN 13 : 9781930865143
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (651 download)

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Download or read book The Race to the Top written by Tomas Larsson and published by Cato Institute. This book was released on 2001 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Larsson takes the reader on a fast-paced, worldwide journey that extends from the slums of Rio to the brothels of Bangkok and shows what access to global markets means for those struggling to get ahead in the world.

The Postcolonial Millennium

Author : Mohammad A. Quayum
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1040012140
Total Pages : 189 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book The Postcolonial Millennium written by Mohammad A. Quayum and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-04-04 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book comprises a collection of essays that address a significant gap in the study of Malaysian Literature in English by exploring selected local and diasporic writings produced in the new postcolonial millennium, including works by established, emerging, and new writers. The literary developments in this new millennium have been substantial and are reflected in the production of new voices, viewpoints, themes, trends, styles, and forms. By articulating these changing postcolonial perspectives and conditions, the chapters in this volume can inform and enrich the study of nation, society, and culture in a globalized and hyperreal age. Tapping into the difference, diversity, and hybridity of 21st-century historicized and glocalized multicultural Malaysia, the millennium writings explore the changing identities and relations and their social, cultural, and political dimensions through the intersections of race, gender, sexuality, and class. By examining new, different, or changing ideas, forms, themes, and representations, this book considers the vital ways the millennium voices and viewpoints can potentially help us critically rethink and resituate postcolonial studies on Malaysia as they spotlight challenges and new directions in the field. The book will be of interest to researchers, academics, and scholars in the field of Malaysian writing in English, Southeast Asian literature, Asian literature, diaspora, and literary studies. The chapters in the book were originally published as a special issue in the Journal of Postcolonial Writing.

Retracing Tradition for a Sustainable Future: The Malaysian Experience (Penerbit USM)

Author : Nurul Farhana Low Abdullah
Publisher : Penerbit USM
ISBN 13 : 9838616907
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (386 download)

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Download or read book Retracing Tradition for a Sustainable Future: The Malaysian Experience (Penerbit USM) written by Nurul Farhana Low Abdullah and published by Penerbit USM. This book was released on 2012 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume presents a selection of articles aimed at introducing the field of local knowledge to a local and international audience. Based upon the theme “Retracing Tradition for a Sustainable Future,” the articles detail local practices that reflect local wisdom in various domains of knowledge such as literature, architecture, water management, tourism, dance and drama. This collection of articles embodies an important, tangible initiative by Universiti Sains Malaysia Local Knowledge Secretariat to identify and retrace indigenous local knowledge, besides documenting and conserving local wisdom for future generations. It presents an important resource for researchers and students interested in exploring the under-researched area of local knowledge and indigenous science in the Malaysian context.

Connecting Cultures

Author : Rebecca L. Thomas
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313080224
Total Pages : 691 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book Connecting Cultures written by Rebecca L. Thomas and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 1996-01-30 with total page 691 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive guide to multicultural literature for children, this valuable resource features more than 1,600 titles—including fiction, folktales, poetry, and song books—that focus on diverse cultural groups. The selected titles, pubished between the 1970s and 1990s are suitable for use with preschoolers through sixth graders and are likely to be found on the shelves of school and public libraries. Topics are timely, with an emphasis on books that reflect the needs and interests of today's children. Each detailed entry includes bibliographic information. Use level is also included, as are cultural designation, subjects, and a summary. The invaluable Subject Access section incorporates use level culture information.

The Christianity of Culture

Author : L. Chua
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137012722
Total Pages : 402 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (37 download)

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Download or read book The Christianity of Culture written by L. Chua and published by Springer. This book was released on 2012-01-02 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this richly contextualized study, Liana Chua explores how a largely Christian Bidayuh community has been reconfiguring its relationship to its old animist rituals through the trope and politics of "culture." Placing her ethnography in dialogue with developments in the nascent anthropology of Christianity, Chua argues that such efforts at "continuity speaking" are the product not only of Malaysian cultural politics, but also of conversion and Christianity itself. This book invites scholars to rethink the nature and scope of conversion, as well as the multifarious, yet distinctive, forms that Christianity can take.

Deep Dream of the Rain Forest

Author : Malcolm Joseph Bosse
Publisher : Farrar, Straus & Giroux (BYR)
ISBN 13 : 9780374317577
Total Pages : 179 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (175 download)

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Download or read book Deep Dream of the Rain Forest written by Malcolm Joseph Bosse and published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux (BYR). This book was released on 1993 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On an expedition in the mysterious jungles of Borneo, fifteen-year-old Harry Windsor, an orphan thirsty for adventure, is captured by a member of the Iban tribe and must save himself. By the author of The 79 Squares.

Totemism and Exogamy, Vol. II (in Four Volumes)

Author : Sir James George Frazer
Publisher : Cosimo, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1605209791
Total Pages : 654 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (52 download)

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Download or read book Totemism and Exogamy, Vol. II (in Four Volumes) written by Sir James George Frazer and published by Cosimo, Inc.. This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 654 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This classic four-volume series-from a pioneering ethnographer, first published in 1910-remains a foundational work of comparative mythology and religion for scholars and armchair anthropologists alike. Exploring the interconnections between myth and ritual in how and whom we may marry-as group marriage gave way to individual marriage-questions about religion and social structure became intertwined. In any case, this is a fascinating look at the social underpinnings common to all peoples around the globe. Volume II continues Frazer's ethnographic survey of totemism, here covering totemism in the South Pacific, India, and Africa. Scottish anthropologist SIR JAMES GEORGE FRAZER (1854-1941) also wrote the classic The Golden Bough (1890), Man, God, and Immortality (1927), and Creation and Evolution in Primitive Cosmogonies (1935).

The World Dream Book

Author : Sarvananda Bluestone
Publisher : Inner Traditions / Bear & Co
ISBN 13 : 9780892819027
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (19 download)

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Download or read book The World Dream Book written by Sarvananda Bluestone and published by Inner Traditions / Bear & Co. This book was released on 2002-12 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A unique self-help guide to dream interpretation using techniques and icons from cultures around the world. • Challenges the assumption that all symbols universally signify the same thing to all dreamers. • Includes numerous stories, games, and exercises for inducing, recalling, interpreting, and utilizing dreams. • Extends beyond Jung and Freud to include dream theory from numerous world cultures, including the Temiar of Malaya, the African Ibans, the Lepchka of the Himalayas, and the Ute of North America. Dreaming can be used as a tool for understanding our own consciousness, enhancing creativity, receiving visions, conquering fears, interpreting recent events, healing the body, and evolving the soul. Tapping into the vast dreaming experiences and lore of the world's cultures--from the Siwa people of the Libyan desert to the Naskapi Indians of Labrador--Sarvananda Bluestone challenges the assumption that all symbols universally signify the same thing to all dreamers. The World Dream Book encourages readers to develop their own, personalized symbols for understanding their consciousness and provides a series of stories, multicultural techniques, and games to help them do so. Playful explorations, such as the aboriginal "Sipping the Water of the Moon," teach how to induce, recall, interpret, and utilize the power of dreams. Readers will discover how a stone under a pillow can help us remember a dream and will explore their own dormant artist and writer as they reclaim the power of their sleeping consciousness. Sarvananda Bluestone applies his uniquely engaging style to demonstrate that, with a few simple tools, everybody has the capacity to unleash their full dreaming potential.

Vladimir Nabokov

Author : Brian Boyd
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 1400884039
Total Pages : 833 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (8 download)

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Download or read book Vladimir Nabokov written by Brian Boyd and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2016-06-10 with total page 833 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of Nabokov's life continues with his arrival in the United States in 1940. He found that supporting himself and his family was not easy--until the astonishing success of Lolita catapulted him to world fame and financial security.