Deadly 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
Penan (Bornean people) -- Borneo -- Social life and customs