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Record Nr.

UNINA9910153136403321

Autore

Hayden Brian

Titolo

Feasting in Southeast Asia / / Brian Hayden

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Honolulu, [Hawaii] : , : University of Hawaii Press, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

0-8248-7305-X

0-8248-5627-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (337 pages) : illustrations, maps, photographs

Disciplina

263/.90959

Soggetti

Fasts and feasts - Southeast Asia

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previously issued in print: 2016.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The fundamentals of feasts -- Hill tribes in general -- The Akha : rife with feasts -- Tribal feasting in Vietnam -- Laotian tribal feasting -- The remarkable Torajan feasting complex -- The Sumban megalithic feasting complex -- Conclusions.

Sommario/riassunto

Feasting has long played a crucial role in the social, political and economic dynamics of village life. This work documents the dynamics of traditional feasting and the ways in which the array of different types of feasts benefits hosts. Hayden argues that people's ability to marry, reproduce, defend themselves and protect their interests all depend on their ability to engage in feasting networks.