Living Legend of the Mentawai - 4 Angebote vergleichen

Von Händler/Antiquariat, PETER AUSTIN, BOOKSELLER [52452660], HOPE, BC, Canada.
Autographed copy: Signed by author Thom Henley on the title page, with a brief inscription to prior owner. // 'Dramatic color photos, delightful illustrations and an engaging text bring to life, for the first time, the amazing tribal people of Siberut island, Indonesia and their living legends. This book is much more than a portrait of a people and their profound sense of place, it is a mirror reflecting our own social values- a pulse check on humanity's heartbeat. Living legend of the Mentawai is a rare and revealing insight into one of the world's last Neolithic societies, a society that may have less to teach us about our primitive past than to inspire us in our collective future.' Illustrated throughout with color photographs & drawings. Trade paperback, 187 pages, size 11 5/8" x 8 1/8". Very Good condition with moderate wear. No prior owner handwriting or text marking. No smoke or other unpleasant odor. [6372-a7312am-1277] Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Lieferung aus: Australien, Shipping costs to: USA.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, William Adrian McGrath Bookseller.
Victoria, BC, Canada. Printed in Thailand: Baan Thom Publishing, 2001. 1st Edition . Card cover. Very Good. Taveepong Limapornvanich. 210 x 295 mm, 187 pages, colour illustrations, map, glosary of Mentawai terms. Inscribed amd signed by the author on the title page. Pictorial card covers, edge-worn with a creased rear cover lower rear corner. Part 1 : Dreams of Maligai; Part 2 : Living the Legend. The chapters cover: 1 : Uma and family clan; 2 : Myth, magic and taboo; 3 : Sag- the tree of life; 4 : Raining pigs; 5 : The forest Garden; 6 : Crime and Punishment; 7 : The Endless ceremony; 8 : Relocation, Re-education and religion; 9 : Converting to Cash; 10: The Trouble with tourism; 11: Mheta - let's go; and 12: Saving Siberut. 'Dramatic color photos, delightful illustrations and an engaging text bring to life, for the first time, the amazing tribes people of Siberut island, Indonesia and their living legends. This book is much more than a portrait of a people and their profound sense of place, it is a mirror reflecting our own social values- a pulse check on humanity's heartbeat. Living legend of the Mentawai is a rare and revealing insight into one of the world's last Neolithic societies, a society that may have less to teach us about our primitive past than to inspire us in our collective future.'

Von Händler/Antiquariat, Pacific Book House [14383], GOLD COAST, QLD, Australia.
210 x 295 mm, 187 pages, colour illustrations, map, glosary of Mentawai terms. Inscribed amd signed by the author on the title page. Pictorial card covers, edge-worn with a creased rear cover lower rear corner. Part 1 : Dreams of Maligai; Part 2 : Living the Legend. The chapters cover: 1 : Uma and family clan; 2 : Myth, magic and taboo; 3 : Sag- the tree of life; 4 : Raining pigs; 5 : The forest Garden; 6 : Crime and Punishment; 7 : The Endless ceremony; 8 : Relocation, Re-education and religion; 9 : Converting to Cash; 10: The Trouble with tourism; 11: Mheta - let's go; and 12: Saving Siberut. 'Dramatic color photos, delightful illustrations and an engaging text bring to life, for the first time, the amazing tribes people of Siberut island, Indonesia and their living legends. This book is much more than a portrait of a people and their profound sense of place, it is a mirror reflecting our own social values- a pulse check on humanity's heartbeat. Living legend of the Mentawai is a rare and revealing insight into one of the world's last Neolithic societies, a society that may have less to teach us about our primitive past than to inspire us in our collective future.'.

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, wymanbooks.
Dramatic color photos, delightful illustrations and an engaging text bring to life, for the first time, the amazing tribes people of Siberut Island, Indonesia and their living legends. This book is much more than a portrait of a people and their profound sense of place, it is a mirror reflecting our own social values- a pulse check on humanity's heartbeat. Living legend of the Mentawai is a rare and revealing insight into one of the world's last Neolithic societies, a society that may have less to teach us about our primitive past than to inspire us in our collective future. Paperback, Label: Baan Thom Publishing, Baan Thom Publishing, Product group: Book, Published: 2001, Studio: Baan Thom Publishing, Sales rank: 17995013.