D George Sherman: 1 book
Rice, Rupees, and Ritual
Economy and Society Among the Samosir Batak of Sumatra
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 1990
In this ethnographic study of the small mountain village of Huta Ginjang in the Samosir area of northern Sumatra, the author pursues three main themes: the role of rice in the Batak economy of feasting, and the cultural ecology of dry- and flooded-field rice-growing. Two important questions emerge:...
