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020			_a9781138863484
028			_aAtlantic Publishers & Distributors _b;7/22,Ansari Road ,Daryaganj,New Delhi-110002 _c;1112081 _d;08/06/2020
082			_a306.08999 CHO
100			_aCynthia Chou _a; International Institute for Asian Studies.
245			_aIndonesian sea nomads _b: money, magic, and fear of the Orang Suku Laut _c/Cynthia Chou
260			_aNew York _b: RoutledgeCurzon _c, 2003.
300			_axi, 159 pages _c;24 cm
365			_b3651
490			_aRoutledgeCurzon--IIAS Asian studies series.
505			_a 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.
520			_aThe 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 backward. At the centre of this study, based on first-hand anthropological data, is the symbolism of money and the powerful influence it has on social relationships within the Riau archipelago. The first major publication on these maritime nomadic communit
650			_aSocial Science
655			_aBajau (Southeast Asian people) -- Economic conditions.
700			_aInternational Institute for Asian Studies.
942			_cBOOK