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THE BATEK OF MALAYSIA

The Batek of Malaysia
Donyale Davis
ANT 101
Instructor: Gretchen Henderson
April 04, 2011

THE BATEK OF MALYSIA

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The Batek of Malaysia A. The Batek of Malaysia are foragers B. Three Scholarly research Journal that will be used for research

1. The Meanings of Trees
The Meanings of Trees: Forest and Identity for the Batek of Pahang, Malaysia.Full Text Available By: Tuck-Po, Lye. Asia Pacific Journal of Anthropology, Dec2005, Vol. 6 Issue 3, p249-261, 13p; DOI: 10.1080/14442210500342417 Subjects: TREES; BATEK (Malaysian people); FORESTS & forestry; ENVIRONMENTAL management; PAHANG; MALAYSIA 2. The headman was a woman
The headman was a woman: the gender egalitarian Batek of Malaysia.Full Text Available By: SENG-GUAN YEOH. Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, Sep2009, Vol. 15 Issue 3, p672-673, 2p; DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9655.2009.01577_40.x
Subjects: BOOKS -- Reviews; BATEK (Malaysian people); NONFICTION; HEADMAN Was a Woman: The Gender Egalitarian Batek of Malaysia, the (Book); ENDICOTT, Kirk; ENDICOTT, Karen L.
THE BATEK OF MALAYSIA

3. EXPLORING EYE
By: Beswick, Jon. Architectural Review, Oct2010, Vol. 228 Issue 1364, p080-083, 4p, 8 Color Photographs
Subjects: BATEK (Malaysian people); VERNACULAR architecture; HUTS; MALAYSIA; DESIGN & construction

C. Aspects of Culture 4. Kinship 5. Social Organization 6. Sickness and Healing

THE BATEK OF MALAYSIA

Malaysia society are down to earth people, along with their culture in the rainforest where there home of peninsular Malaysia. They are great hunters and gatherers, the exact location of their settlement, of their life style. They are the original people of Batek in Malay. Batek is a peaceful society, since the Batek do not have anyone to protect them; they are at the mercy of the government. The Batek are forest people, there true home is in the forest, and this is



References: Malaysia. Full Text Available By: SENG-GUAN YEOH. Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, Sep2009, Vol. 15 Issue 3, p672-673, 2p; DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9655.2009.01577_40.x Subjects: BOOKS -- Reviews; BATEK (Malaysian people); NONFICTION; HEADMAN Was a Woman: The Gender Egalitarian Batek of Malaysia, the (Book); ENDICOTT, Kirk; ENDICOTT, Karen L. EXPLORING EYE...Full Text Available By: Beswick, Jon. Architectural Review, Oct2010, Vol. 228 Issue 1364, p080-083, 4p, 8 Color Photographs Subjects: BATEK (Malaysian people); VERNACULAR architecture; HUTS; MALAYSIA; DESIGN & construction Text Available By: Beswick, Jon. Architectural Review, Oct2010, Vol. 228 Issue 1364, p080-083, 4p, 8 Color Photographs Subjects: BATEK (Malaysian people); VERNACULAR architecture; HUTS; MALAYSIA; DESIGN & construction Beyond ' 'The Original Affluent Society" : A Culturalist Reformulation. Full Text Available By: Bird-David, Nurit. Current Anthropology, Feb1992, Vol. 33 Issue 1, p25-47, 23p Subjects: HUNTING & gathering societies; ANTHROPOLOGY; FIELD work (Research); FOOD production; PER capita; ANTHROPOLOGISTS; BATEK (Malaysian people); INDIA, South; SAHLINS, Marshall.

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