Images of the Wildman in Southeast Asia: An Anthropological Perspective

ISBN-13: 9780415533485 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 360 str.

Gregory Forth

Opis

Forth examines 'wildmen', images of hairy humanlike creatures known to rural villagers and other local people in Southeast Asia and elsewhere. He explores the source of these representations and their status in local systems of knowledge.

Spis treści

1. Introduction  2. The Story of Ebu Gogo  3. Other Florenese Hominoids  4. Other Eastern Islands  5. The ‘Short Man’ (Orang Pendek) of Sumatra  6. Wildmen of Western Indonesia and Mainland Southeast Asia  7. Other Asian Hominoids  8. Outside Asia 9. Pacific Images 10. What Were the Ebu Gogo?