Book Review – Ancestors in Borneo Societies: Death, Transformation and Social Immortality
Death, eschatology and mortuary practice in Borneo societies have long received considerable attention from anthropologists. Many of these studies in some way have been influenced by Robert Hertz's "collective representation of death" theory, especially since the appearance in 1960...
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| description | Death, eschatology and mortuary practice in Borneo societies have long
received considerable attention from anthropologists. Many of these studies
in some way have been influenced by Robert Hertz's "collective
representation of death" theory, especially since the appearance in 1960 of
an English translation of this work (for example, Peter Metcalf's A Borneo
Journey into Death in 1982). In contrast, studies focusing on ancestors in
Borneo, particularly their religious and social importance, have long been
an area of neglect. This oversight is even more surprising given that in
Borneo, like most other Austronesian-speaking societies, the dead play a
significant role in the ritual activities of the living. |
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| spelling | my.usm.eprints.40829 http://eprints.usm.my/40829/ Book Review – Ancestors in Borneo Societies: Death, Transformation and Social Immortality C. Druce, Stephen P1-1091 Philology. Linguistics(General) Death, eschatology and mortuary practice in Borneo societies have long received considerable attention from anthropologists. Many of these studies in some way have been influenced by Robert Hertz's "collective representation of death" theory, especially since the appearance in 1960 of an English translation of this work (for example, Peter Metcalf's A Borneo Journey into Death in 1982). In contrast, studies focusing on ancestors in Borneo, particularly their religious and social importance, have long been an area of neglect. This oversight is even more surprising given that in Borneo, like most other Austronesian-speaking societies, the dead play a significant role in the ritual activities of the living. Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM Press) 2014-01 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/40829/1/Art7-BookReview1.pdf C. Druce, Stephen (2014) Book Review – Ancestors in Borneo Societies: Death, Transformation and Social Immortality. International Journal of Asia Pacific Studies (IJAPS), 10 (1). pp. 164-165. ISSN ISSN: 1823-6243 http://ijaps.usm.my/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Art7-BookReview1.pdf |
| spellingShingle | P1-1091 Philology. Linguistics(General) C. Druce, Stephen Book Review – Ancestors in Borneo Societies: Death, Transformation and Social Immortality |
| title | Book Review – Ancestors in Borneo Societies: Death, Transformation and Social Immortality |
| title_full | Book Review – Ancestors in Borneo Societies: Death, Transformation and Social Immortality |
| title_fullStr | Book Review – Ancestors in Borneo Societies: Death, Transformation and Social Immortality |
| title_full_unstemmed | Book Review – Ancestors in Borneo Societies: Death, Transformation and Social Immortality |
| title_short | Book Review – Ancestors in Borneo Societies: Death, Transformation and Social Immortality |
| title_sort | book review – ancestors in borneo societies: death, transformation and social immortality |
| topic | P1-1091 Philology. Linguistics(General) |
| url | http://eprints.usm.my/40829/1/Art7-BookReview1.pdf http://eprints.usm.my/40829/ http://ijaps.usm.my/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Art7-BookReview1.pdf |
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