Cəmam or Sexual Prohibition among the Kensiw of Kedah, Malaysia

Kinship-related prohibitions such as the “in-law” avoidance are a defining feature of the nomadic foraging way of life of the Semang, northern Aslian speakers of peninsular Malaysia. With the stress of the recent Islamic assimilation policy and the changing base of subsistence, however, some Kensiw,...

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Main Author: Nagata Shuichi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Université de Provence 2010-07-01
Series:Moussons
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/moussons/108