essay
If there were no Malays, who would the Semai be?
Pluralism in Malaysia: myth and reality • (7) • Published In 1975 • Pages: 50-64
By: Dentan, Robert Knox.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
The central consideration of this source is ”how Semai come to include some of their fellows as sen'oi hii' (“we people”) and to exclude others as mai (“they”)” (p. 50). In analyzing this question the author makes reference to the Semai grammar and counting systems and contends that a tripartite classification underlying these systems also underlies Semai world view and notions of ethnicity. The author concludes that Semai notions of “we people” are describable as a three-tiered extension of ego's self identity.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Identification
- Behavior processes and personality
- Population
- Composition of population
- Acculturation and culture contact
- Cultural identity and pride
- Settlement patterns
- Interpersonal relations
- Kin relationships
- Behavior toward non-relatives
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Semai
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2012
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Asia
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Southeast Asia
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Gerald Reid; 1989
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1962-1963
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1962-1963
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Perak and Pahang, Malaysia
- NotesAdditional notes
- Robert Knox Dentan
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 62-64)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 76366575
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Senoi (Southeast Asian people)