Feasting in Southeast Asia / / Brian Hayden

• Autore: Hayden Brian
• Pubblicazione: Honolulu, [Hawaii] : , : University of Hawaii Press, , 2016; ©2016
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (337 pages) : illustrations, maps, photographs
• Disciplina: 263/.90959
• Soggetto topico: Fasts and feasts - Southeast Asia
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Feasting in Southeast Asia
• ISBN: 0-8248-7305-X; 0-8248-5627-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910153136403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II