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Author: J.G. Cheock
Publisher: J.G. Cheock
Published: 2021-01-01
Total Pages: 148
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKListen 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: I.B. Tauris
Published: 2013-05-07
Total Pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9781780763668
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAustronesia 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: Julie Tetel Andresen
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2016-01-19
Total Pages: 404
ISBN-13: 1118531280
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis 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: Peter Bellwood
Publisher: ANU E Press
Published: 2006-09-01
Total Pages: 380
ISBN-13: 1920942858
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe 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.
Author: J. G. Cheock
Publisher: J.G. Cheock
Published: 2020-01-17
Total Pages: 56
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKCome 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: N. J. Girardot
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Published: 1988
Total Pages: 452
ISBN-13: 9780520064607
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMyth 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
Published: 2019-06-20
Total Pages: 530
ISBN-13: 1805393685
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe 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
Published: 2015-09-15
Total Pages: 339
ISBN-13: 9027268185
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe 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: J.G. Cheock
Publisher: J.G. Cheock
Published: 2023-08-01
Total Pages: 157
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKCome face to face with our Austronesian ancestors, and listen to the story that they tell of ages past. Learn to recognize a remarkable civilization that inspired the legends and myths of the Phoenix and Griffin. Discover the peoples of distant lands that came to our shores, some of whom lived and died in the Philippine islands, becoming part of our rich genetic pool and heritage. See yourself in the light of an unforgettable civilization reborn inside you. Not just a copy, but like the Phoenix refined by fire, to fly higher and stronger carried by the wings of those who had gone before us.
Author: Gregory Smits
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Published: 2024-07-31
Total Pages: 345
ISBN-13: 0824898206
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Ryukyu islands have been inhabited by humans for over 30,000 years. Their modern population, however, did not come from stone-age ancestors, nor did distinctive forms of Ryukyuan culture, such as sacred groves or stone-walled castles, emerge from within the islands. Instead, different groups of people lived in the Ryukyu islands at various points in history. Starting with the earliest extant human remains and ending with the formation of a centralized state in the early 1500s, Early Ryukyuan History traces the people, culture, technologies, goods, and networks that entered different parts of Ryukyu over time. In the process, it synthesizes decades of research in archaeology and anthropology, recent advances in genetic evidence, and conventional documentary sources to advance a new model for the early development of the Ryukyu islands, thoroughly rewriting early Ryukyuan history. Taking a multidisciplinary approach grounded in archaeology, this resource presents an updated framework for understanding early Ryukyu along with a new narrative featuring a fascinating cast of characters. Linked by the ocean into the East China Sea, the early Ryukyu islands were never isolated. People and technologies arrived from across the sea and became the prime movers of early Ryukyuan society. The most consequential of these external agents were waves of immigrants, mainly from the Japanese islands, who settled the Ryukyu islands during the eleventh and twelfth centuries and replaced the islands’ previous Jōmon population. While the physical environment of the Ryukyu islands was not conducive to cereal agriculture, the islands were well situated for trading and raiding, and trade became the driving force behind societal development. In Early Ryukyuan History, Gregory Smits reappraises the most fundamental questions and topics in early Ryukyuan history, providing new models of migration and settlement, regional trade, political geography, warfare, and state formation.
