explores the intricate dynamics of human relationships through a series of interconnected stories. Each narrative delves into the complexities of love, loss, and the search for identity, revealing how personal experiences shape our connections with others. The writing is both poignant and insightful, inviting readers to reflect on their own lives and the bonds they form. With rich character development and a compelling narrative style, the book offers a profound examination of what it means to be human in a world filled with challenges and uncertainties.
Focusing on the political and social rise of Islam in Malaysia, this book explores the efforts of various activists striving to safeguard fundamental liberties and enhance democracy. It highlights those who actively participate in the electoral process, engage with legal frameworks, and influence the public sphere. The text emphasizes movements that intersect or merge these areas of activism, providing insight into the dynamic interplay between religion and political engagement in the country.
This volume engages with the work of E. Douglas Lewis, who has made major contributions to the understanding of Eastern Indonesia, ethnography, culture, and religion, as well as a neurobiologically informed anthropology. Lewis' work on the Ata Tana 'Ai (People of the Forest) of Flores has long been regarded as a seminal work on culture and society in Eastern Indonesia. His 'precedence theory' became highly influential among anthropologists in their interpretations of other social groups in the region. In this volume, however, a group of scholars influenced by his work undertake diverse and thought-provoking excursions from Lewis' work, shedding light on his insights on subjects ranging from Eastern Indonesian ethnography, to theorizing culture change, to development, and to the nascent field of 'neuroanthropology'. Of particular note, this book also features an extended contribution by Lewis that is, as Professor James J. Fox notes in this book's foreword, 'the kind of serious contemplation of an intellectual trajectory that every senior anthropologist should be urged to write'.
