Matriliny and Migration: Evolving Minangkabau Traditions in Indonesia
(Part of the Equinox Classic Indonesia Series)
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The Minangkabau, who are from the mountainous region of western Sumatra, have long been a tangle of paradoxes to the outsider. Ardent believers in Islam - a partially orientated religion - the Minangkabau are one of the few remaining matrilineal groups in the world. A well-educated and enterprising people, they continue to uphold a seemingly archaic kinship system. They have always been highly mobile, yet their strong sense of ethnic identity is rooted...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:9793780533
ISBN13:9789793780535
Release Date:March 2007
Publisher:Equinox Publishing
Length:272 Pages
Weight:0.89 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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