Life of the longhouse, the: an archaeology of ethnicity
Auteur :
Metcalf, Peter
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521110983
Date de publication :
14 déc. 2009
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 x 2,3 cm
Poids :
610 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
The remarkable longhouses of Borneo remain mysterious. This book provides an answer by integrating the oral histories of communities with colonial records. The key factor was a trade system stretching to China, via the ancient trading city of Brunei, which shaped the political and religious institutions of longhouse communities.