Austronesian Myth Or History

Author : J.G. Cheock
Publisher : J.G. Cheock
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Austronesian Myth or History? written by J.G. Cheock and published by J.G. Cheock. This book was released on 2021-01-01 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Listen to the story told by our ancestors in the myths and legends, treasured and preserved through the ages. A narrative passed on through words and graphic images that come to life as we shine a light on our past in order to understand the present, and prepare for our future.

Author : Julian Baldick
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0857722158
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ancient Religions of the Austronesian World written by Julian Baldick and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2013-05-07 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Austronesia is the vast oceanic region which stretches from Madagascar to Taiwan to New Zealand. Encompassing both scattered archipelagos and major landmasses, Austronesia - derived from the Latin australis,'southern',and Greek nesos,'island' - is used primarily as a linguistic term, designating a family of languages spoken by peoples with a shared heritage. Julian Baldick, a celebrated historian of ancient religion, here argues that the diverse inhabitants of the Philippines, Taiwan, Indonesia, New Guinea and Oceania show a common inheritance that extends beyond language. This commonality is found above all in mythology and ritual, which reach back to an ancient, prehistoric past. From around 1250 BCE the original proto-Oceanic speakers migrated eastwards from South-East Asia. Navigating by the sun, the stars, bird flight, the swells of the sea and cloud-swathed mountain islands, Austronesian voyagers used canoes and outriggers to settle on new territories. They developed a unified pattern of religion characterised by mortuary rites, headhunting and agrarian rituals of the annual calendar, culminating in a post-harvest festival often sexual in nature. This unique overview of Austronesian belief and tradition - the author's final book, and published posthumously - will be essential reading for students of religion, prehistory and anthropology.

Author : Julian Baldick
Publisher : I.B. Tauris
ISBN 13 : 9781780763668
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ancient Religions of the Austronesian World written by Julian Baldick and published by I.B. Tauris. This book was released on 2013-05-07 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Austronesia is the vast oceanic region which stretches from Madagascar to Taiwan to New Zealand. Encompassing both scattered archipelagos and major landmasses, Austronesia - derived from the Latin australis,'southern',and Greek nesos,'island' - is used primarily as a linguistic term, designating a family of languages spoken by peoples with a shared heritage. Julian Baldick, a celebrated historian of ancient religion, here argues that the diverse inhabitants of the Philippines, Taiwan, Indonesia, New Guinea and Oceania show a common inheritance that extends beyond language. This commonality is found above all in mythology and ritual, which reach back to an ancient, prehistoric past. From around 1250 BCE the original proto-Oceanic speakers migrated eastwards from South-East Asia. Navigating by the sun, the stars, bird flight, the swells of the sea and cloud-swathed mountain islands, Austronesian voyagers used canoes and outriggers to settle on new territories. They developed a unified pattern of religion characterised by mortuary rites, headhunting and agrarian rituals of the annual calendar, culminating in a post-harvest festival often sexual in nature. This unique overview of Austronesian belief and tradition - the author's final book, and published posthumously - will be essential reading for students of religion, prehistory and anthropology.

Author : J. G. Cheock
Publisher : J.G. Cheock
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 56 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Austronesian Art and Genius written by J. G. Cheock and published by J.G. Cheock. This book was released on 2020-01-17 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Come on a journey to discover an ancient lost city that could tell us about our Austronesian ancestors. Learn about their amazing art, and see how that leads us to an understanding of their inspirational genius. When we recognize the Austronesian Art and Genius, we will begin to see it everywhere...even in ourselves

Author : Julie Tetel Andresen
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118531256
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Languages In The World written by Julie Tetel Andresen and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2016-01-19 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This innovative introduction outlines the structure and distribution of the world’s languages, charting their evolution over the past 200,000 years. Balances linguistic analysis with socio-historical and political context, offering a cohesive picture of the relationship between language and society Provides an interdisciplinary introduction to the study of language by drawing not only on the diverse fields of linguistics (structural, linguist anthropology, historical, sociolinguistics), but also on history, biology, genetics, sociology, and more Includes nine detailed language profiles on Kurdish, Arabic, Tibetan, Hawaiian, Vietnamese, Tamil, !Xóõ (Taa), Mongolian, and Quiché A companion website offers a host of supplementary materials including, sound files, further exercises, and detailed introductory information for students new to linguistics

Author : Birgit Abels
Publisher : Amsterdam University Press
ISBN 13 : 9089640851
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Austronesian Soundscapes written by Birgit Abels and published by Amsterdam University Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Birgit Abels is a cultural musicologist with a primary specialization in the music of the Pacific and Southeast Asian islands. --

Author : N. J. Girardot
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 9780520064607
Total Pages : 452 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Myth and Meaning in Early Taoism written by N. J. Girardot and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1988 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Myth and Meaning in Early Daoism examines some of the earliest texts associated with the Daoist tradition (primarily the Daode jing, Zhuangzi, and Huainanzi) from the outlook of the comparative history of religions and finds a kind of thematic and soteriological unity rooted in the mythological symbolism of hundun, the primal chaos being and principle that is foundational for the philosophy and practice of the Dao as creatio continua in cosmic, social, and individual life. Dedicated to the proposition that ancient Chinese texts and traditions are often best understood from a broad interdisciplinary and interpretive perspective, this work when it was written challenged many prevailing conceptions of the Daode jing and Zhuangzi as primarily philosophical texts without any religious significance or affinity with the later sectarian traditions. While controversial and at times playfully provocative, the methodology and findings of this book are still important for the ongoing scholarship about Daoism in China and the world.

Author : Ricardo Roque
Publisher : Berghahn Books
ISBN 13 : 1805393685
Total Pages : 530 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Crossing Histories and Ethnographies written by Ricardo Roque and published by Berghahn Books. This book was released on 2019-06-20 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The key question for many anthropologists and historians today is not whether to cross the boundary between their disciplines, but whether the idea of a disciplinary boundary should be sustained. Reinterpreting the dynamic interplay between archive and field, these essays propose a method for mutually productive crossings between historical and ethnographic research. It engages critically with the colonial pasts of indigenous societies and examines how fieldwork and archival studies together lead to fruitful insights into the making of different colonial historicities. Timor-Leste’s unusually long and in some ways unique colonial history is explored as a compelling case for these crossings.

Author : Dag T.T. Haug
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 9027268185
Total Pages : 327 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Historical Linguistics 2013 written by Dag T.T. Haug and published by John Benjamins Publishing Company. This book was released on 2015-09-15 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The International Conference on Historical Linguistics is the main conference for specialists in language change, and the 2013 conference in Oslo drew more than 300 participants, with 182 papers presented in the general session. The 16 papers selected for inclusion in this volume from the general session of ICHL 2013 not only provide a clear picture of the state of the art in various subfields of historical linguistics but also present recent insights in diachronic phonology, typology, morphology and morphosyntax. The languages and families covered include English, German, Scandinavian, French, Occitan, Portuguese, Sardinian, Spanish, Ancient Greek, Old Japanese and Austronesian. The volume will be useful to any linguist with an interest in diachronic matters as well as general linguistic theory.

Author : Peter Bellwood
Publisher : ANU E Press
ISBN 13 : 1920942858
Total Pages : 380 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Austronesians written by Peter Bellwood and published by ANU E Press. This book was released on 2006-09-01 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Austronesian-speaking population of the world are estimated to number more than 270 million people, living in a broad swathe around half the globe, from Madagascar to Easter Island and from Taiwan to New Zealand. The seventeen papers in this volume provide a general survey of these diverse populations focusing on their common origins and historical transformations. The papers examine current ideas on the linguistics, prehistory, anthropology and recorded history of the Austronesians.