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Loading... Riska: Memories of a Dayak Girlhoodby Riska Orpa Sari
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Books by Western specialists have compiled many observations and facts about the “headhunters of Borneo,” but the culture has never before been described from the inside, by an indigenous person born and reared in the rain forest listening to the stories and legends of her tribe. In this vivid memoir, Riska Orpa Sari tells us about the remote village of her birth, where rice is cultivated by cutting and burning the rain forest, where hunting and gathering take place under its dark canopy. She describes courtship and marriage, funeral rites, the sound headhunters make before they strike, the impact of the logging industry on the Dayak way of life, and the centrality of the river to all aspects of daily living. As Riska’s marvelous story unfolds, a witty, intelligent personality is revealed, endearing, resilient, and dedicated to the preservation of her people. no reviews | add a review
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Never before has the Dayak culture been described from the inside, by an indigenous woman born and raised in the rainforest listening to the stories and legends of her tribe, who are famous as the "head- hunters of Borneo." In this vivid memoir - that speaks to readers everywhere about the powerful effects of change - Riska tells us what it means to move in one's lifetime from a rainforest culture to the modern world. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)306.089Social sciences Social Sciences; Sociology and anthropology Culture and Institutions With Respect to Particular GroupsLC ClassificationRatingAverage: No ratings.Is this you?Become a LibraryThing Author. |