Overwhelming Terror: Love, Fear, Peace, and Violence among Semai of Malaysia
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This powerful ethnography of a people believed to be the least violent in the world explores how they maintain peaceful relations even under the most dire circumstances. Robert Knox Dentan, the world's foremost scholar of Semai, brings its members vividly to life. His book includes translations of their poetry, dramatized accounts of particular events, and narratives in their own words. Throughout, the author highlights the mechanisms and costs of peace, underscoring their relevance to everyday life in all societies. Students and scholars of peace studies, conflict resolution, ethnography, and Southeast Asia will find this unique work an invaluable and compelling study.
Introduction Writing Someone Else's Life 11 Spotted Doves at War: The Praak Sangkiil 132 Regrettable Undertakings: A Dirty Joke, a War, a Vacancy 373 Responding to Terror: Intellectually, Emotionally, Spiritually 654 Transforming Demons by Love and Surrender 875 Ceremonies of Innocence and "Positive" Peace 1136 Freedom: Just Say "No" 1417 For Fear of Finding Something Worse: Raising Kids 1778 Juni Gone Astray 2019 Inconclusion 231Glossary 253Bibliography 259Index 271
