Life of the longhouse, the: an archaeology of ethnicity
Auteur :
Metcalf, Peter
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781107407565
Date de publication :
13 sept. 2012
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 1,9 cm
Poids :
480 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
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.