Memory and knowledge of the sea in Southeast Asia /

In the Southeast Asian region, various communities have been closely associated with the sea. Many have, over the years, acquired special memory and, sometimes, intimate knowledge of the sea. Even as much of this information and knowledge was passed from generation to generation, it provided maritim...

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Corporate Authors: International Seminar on Maritime Culture and Geopolitics Universiti Malaya, Universiti Malaya. Institute of Ocean and Earth Sciences
Other Authors: Wong, Danny Tze-Ken
Format: Conference Proceeding Book
Language:English
Published: Kuala Lumpur Institute of Ocean and Earth Sciences, University of Malaya 2008.
Series:IOES monograph series 3.
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Summary:In the Southeast Asian region, various communities have been closely associated with the sea. Many have, over the years, acquired special memory and, sometimes, intimate knowledge of the sea. Even as much of this information and knowledge was passed from generation to generation, it provided maritime communities with a sense of identity and social cohesiveness as well as a sense of belonging. It was in this light that the papers in this volume set out to investigate the human association with the sea in Southeast Asia through the interrogation of memory and knowledge preserved through various genres including oral tradition, travellers' tales and diaries, official accounts as well as rituals.
Item Description:Gift from Institut Sains Samudera dan Bumi, Universiti Malaya
Physical Description:vii, 128 pages color illustrations, maps (some color) 26 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 113-128).
ISBN:9789839576368 (pbk)
9839576364 (pbk)