Ma' Betisek Concepts of Living Things: Volume 54 (LSE Monographs on Social Anthropology) - Hardcover

Book 14 of 77: LSE Monographs on Social Anthropology

Karim, Wazir-Jahan

 
9780485195545: Ma' Betisek Concepts of Living Things: Volume 54 (LSE Monographs on Social Anthropology)

Synopsis

The Ma' Betisek are a group of aborigines who live on the mangrove coastal area of Selangor in peninsular Malaysia. Dr Karim's study is mainly focused on the Ma' Betisek communities on Carey Island, off the west coast of Selangor and in particular threevillages - Sungei Sialang, Sungei Mata and Sungei Bumbun. Few changes have taken place in the lives of the Betisek people on the island since 1975. On the mainland, the Ma' Betisek are busy keeping pace with development and modem life. However,despite increasing deforestation and new urban influences on the island, the Carey Island communities continue to preservetheir naturistic ideas of how humans should live with plants and animals. Dr Karim's research focuses on this issue.

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About the Author

Dr Karim is Lecturer in Anthropology at the University of Penang, Malaysia.

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