Jensen Erik
Jensen Erik - Where Hornbills Fly A Journey With The Headhunters Of Borneo - Paperback
Jensen Erik - Where Hornbills Fly A Journey With The Headhunters Of Borneo - Paperback
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Description: Once headhunters under the rule of White Rajahs and briefly colonised before independence within Malaysia the Iban Dayaks of Borneo are one of the world's most extraordinary indigenous tribes possessing ancient traditions and a unique way of life. As a young man Erik Jensen settled in Sarawak where he lived with the Iban for seven years learning their language and the varied rites and practices of their lives. He was also witness to the great and often shattering changes they faced then and continue to face today. The plentiful harvests abundant game and rivers teeming with fish of their remembered past have long since disappeared - destroyed by restrictions on settlement and ironically by forest conservation. The Iban's animist beliefs are slowly being replaced by the imported religions of Christianity and Islam and their traditional ways by modern schooling and medicine. In this compelling and beautifully - wrought memoir Erik Jensen reveals the challenges facing the Iban as they adapt to another century whilst fighting to preserve their identity and singular place in the world. Haunting yet hopeful Where Hornbills Fly opens a window onto a vanishing world and paints a remarkable portrait of this fragile tribe which continues to survive deep in the heart of Borneo.
Title: Where Hornbills Fly A Journey With The Headhunters Of Borneo
Author(s): Jensen Erik
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Barcode: 9781780767741
Pages: 304 Pages, 26 Bw In 8pp Plates, 2 Maps
Publication Date: 8/28/2013
Category: Travel Writing
Description: Once headhunters under the rule of White Rajahs and briefly colonised before independence within Malaysia the Iban Dayaks of Borneo are one of the world's most extraordinary indigenous tribes possessing ancient traditions and a unique way of life. As a young man Erik Jensen settled in Sarawak where he lived with the Iban for seven years learning their language and the varied rites and practices of their lives. He was also witness to the great and often shattering changes they faced then and continue to face today. The plentiful harvests abundant game and rivers teeming with fish of their remembered past have long since disappeared - destroyed by restrictions on settlement and ironically by forest conservation. The Iban's animist beliefs are slowly being replaced by the imported religions of Christianity and Islam and their traditional ways by modern schooling and medicine. In this compelling and beautifully - wrought memoir Erik Jensen reveals the challenges facing the Iban as they adapt to another century whilst fighting to preserve their identity and singular place in the world. Haunting yet hopeful Where Hornbills Fly opens a window onto a vanishing world and paints a remarkable portrait of this fragile tribe which continues to survive deep in the heart of Borneo.
Title: Where Hornbills Fly A Journey With The Headhunters Of Borneo
Author(s): Jensen Erik
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Barcode: 9781780767741
Pages: 304 Pages, 26 Bw In 8pp Plates, 2 Maps
Publication Date: 8/28/2013
Category: Travel Writing
