Year: 1964
Type: article
Abstract: T he anthropologist who makes the acquaintance of the people of Bawean will soon be struck by the dominant place occupied in their culture pattern by three elements, viz.:1.The inclination to migrate, merantau, which may almost be called a cultural ideal 2 2. Islam as the religion of the Bawean, and their frame of reference par excellence, 3. Magic.In this article we shall only discuss the migrations, and limit ourselves to a few aspects only.Our conclusions are tentative, and based on observations in a Bawean group comprising the inhabitants of eight ' pondok 3 .Before considering the Bawean migrations themselves, it \may be useful first to give a brief description of the island and its inhabitants by way of background information.
Author: J. Vredenbregt
Language: Dutch
Subfield: Cultural Studies
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4245955813