AuthorPuri, Rajindra K
TitleDeadly dances in the Bornean rainforest : hunting knowledge of the Penan Benalui / Rajindra K. Puri
Imprint Leiden : KITLV, 2005
Descript xi, 408 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm

CONTENT

Anthropological approaches to hunting, knowledge and culture -- The Lurah River valley and its inhabitants -- The environmental context of hunting -- The social-economic context of hunting -- Hunting techniques -- Hunting knowledge and performance -- Summary, conclusions and implications -- Appendixes : List of some plant species known to the Penan Benalui -- Penan Benalui nomenclature and utilization of plant species -- List of some animal species known to the Penan Benalui -- Penan Benalui nomenclature and utilization of animal species -- A Penan Benalui classification of mammals -- Mammals of Borneo in Pujungan-Lurah-Bahau area -- Annotated notes of documented mammal species


SUBJECT

  1. Penan (Bornean people) -- Borneo -- Social life and customs
  2. Hunting -- Borneo
  3. Borneo -- Social conditions

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