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...is on authority among the Bentian, small Dayak group within the broader "Luangan" ethnic cluster in southeast Kalimantan. The revised version of Sillander's Ph.D. thesis at the University of Helsinki, the book still has that "thesis" feel to it--detail upon detail accompanied by heavy theoretical aims structuring the narrative, with citations and qualifications left and right to cover every conceivable challenge from an examination committee. However, in this case, that is not necessarily a bad thing: the detail concerning this little-known group of people is rich, relevant and well-described, providing an important source for comparative studies in kinship, religion, and politics. In addition, Sillander reminds us of the contribution that studies on Borneo can make to theoretical concerns, as his use of (for example) Pierre Bourdieu and Max Weber reveals.
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