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Tuked Rini, Cosmic Traveller

Monica Janowski
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      This innovative and visually engaging study presents a legend from Borneo in which the Kelabit hero Tuked Rini ventures out into the cosmos to do battle in remote spirit-laden places, returning to his wife with the heads of his enemies. Accompanied by audio material and additional resources that will be developed on a companion website, the work uses the legend to explore Kelabit ideas about life and cosmology - ideas of power or life force, the world of women centred on rice-growing and the relationship of men with the wild. Especially innovative is the way it brings together an orally told legend and a highly visually-oriented exploration of the way of life of the people who tell it. The book will be of interest to academics studying the culture, language and stories of Borneo but will also - with its striking illustrations - appeal to a wider audience.
      Format: Paperback / softback CONTRIBUTORS: Monica Janowski EAN: 9788776941307 COUNTRY: Denmark PAGES: WEIGHT: 0 g HEIGHT: 254 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: NIAS Press DATE PUBLISHED: 2014-10-13 CITY: GENRE: HISTORY / Asia / Southeast Asia, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Folklore & Mythology WIDTH: 203 cm SPINE:

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      Borneo, Folklore studies / Study of myth (mythology), Social and cultural anthropology

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      Monica Janowski has long researched, published on and worked with the people of the Kelabit Highlands of northern Borneo. As an anthropologist, she has been particularly interested in issues concerning the environment, food and cosmology. At the same time, she has shown an ability to communicate research findings to a wider audience (including as co-producor of nine radio series with the BBC). However, perhaps her most lasting contribution will be her work with the Kelabit to preserve their cultural legacy and pass it on to future generations.
      This innovative and visually engaging study presents a legend from Borneo in which the Kelabit hero Tuked Rini ventures out into the cosmos to do battle in remote spirit-laden places, returning to his wife with the heads of his enemies. Accompanied by audio material and additional resources that will be developed on a companion website, the work uses the legend to explore Kelabit ideas about life and cosmology - ideas of power or life force, the world of women centred on rice-growing and the relationship of men with the wild. Especially innovative is the way it brings together an orally told legend and a highly visually-oriented exploration of the way of life of the people who tell it. The book will be of interest to academics studying the culture, language and stories of Borneo but will also - with its striking illustrations - appeal to a wider audience.
      Format: Paperback / softback CONTRIBUTORS: Monica Janowski EAN: 9788776941307 COUNTRY: Denmark PAGES: WEIGHT: 0 g HEIGHT: 254 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: NIAS Press DATE PUBLISHED: 2014-10-13 CITY: GENRE: HISTORY / Asia / Southeast Asia, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Folklore & Mythology WIDTH: 203 cm SPINE:

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      Borneo, Folklore studies / Study of myth (mythology), Social and cultural anthropology

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      Monica Janowski has long researched, published on and worked with the people of the Kelabit Highlands of northern Borneo. As an anthropologist, she has been particularly interested in issues concerning the environment, food and cosmology. At the same time, she has shown an ability to communicate research findings to a wider audience (including as co-producor of nine radio series with the BBC). However, perhaps her most lasting contribution will be her work with the Kelabit to preserve their cultural legacy and pass it on to future generations.

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