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1. The Orang Suku Laut of Riau, Indonesia

   The inalienable gift of territory

   By Cynthia Chou

   Series: The Modern Anthropology of Southeast Asia

   Land reform has been an indisputable part of Indonesian revolution. The consequent execution of development programmes for nation-building have provoked intense hostility over territorial rights. Global market forces in Indonesia have seen increasing flows of transnational investments, technology...

   Published March 28th 2012 by Routledge
2. Indonesian Sea Nomads

   Money, Magic and Fear of the Orang Suku Laut

   By Cynthia Chou

   The Orang Suku Laut consider themselves indigenous Malays. Yet their interaction with others who call themselves Malays is characterised on both sides by fear of harmful magic and witchcraft. The nomadic Orang Suku Laut believe that the Qur'an contains elements of black magic, while the settled...

   Published February 5th 2003 by Routledge