Magosaha: An Ethnography of the Tawi-Tawi Sama Dilaut - Softcover

H. Arlo Nimmo

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9715503691 ISBN 13: 9789715503693

Publisher: Ateneo De Manila Univ Pr, 2002

Synopsis

This book is a summation of H. Arlo Nimmo's anthropological research among the boat-dwelling Sama Dilaut (aka Bajau) of the Tawi-Tawi Islands in the southern Philippines. This research includes five field trips over a span of almost forty years during which the Sama Dilaut underwent significant changes resulting primarily from the ongoing civil unrest in the Sulu Islands, massive emigration and economic changes. Magosaha is a description of the traditional culture Nimmo encountered when he began his research in the 1960s. Topics covered include material culture, economics, social organization, religion and arts. A final chapter discusses the changes that have occurred since Nimmo began his research. The boat-dwelling culture described in this book no longer exists in the Phlippines; consequently, this book documents a bygone chapter in Philippine history and ethnography.
261 pages, 59 photos, 4 maps, 10 tables, 10 drawings, appendix, bibliography, index.

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About the Author

H. Arlo Nimmo is a cultural anthropologist and short story writer.  He has published twelve books and dozens of articles that have appeared in both academic and popular periodicals.  Most of these publications are based on his Philippines research, but he has also written about American popular culture, San Francisco history and Hawaii's volcano goddess Pele.
Nimmo is currently Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at California State University East Bay and resides in San Francisco.

        

Edition details

• Publisher: Ateneo De Manila Univ Pr
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9715503691
• ISBN 13: 9789715503693
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 261