Caged in on the Outside - Moral Subjectivity, Selfhood, and Islam in Minangkabau, Indonesia

This is a study of moral subjectivity among Minangkabau people in a small city in West Sumatra, Indonesia, at the beginning of the 21st century.

About the author

Gregory M. Simon has taught in the University of California, California State University, USA and California Community College, USA systems. He holds a Ph.D from the department of anthropology at the University of California, San Diego, USA.

Summary

This is a study of moral subjectivity among Minangkabau people in a small city in West Sumatra, Indonesia, at the beginning of the 21st century.

Product details

• Authors: Gregory M Simon, Gregory M. Simon
• Assisted by: David P Chandler (Editor), David P. Chandler (Editor), Rita Smith Kipp (Editor)
• Publisher: University of hawaii press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2014
• EAN: 9780824838300
• ISBN: 978-0-8248-3830-0
• No. of pages: 248
• Series: Southeast Asia: Politics, Mean; Southeast Asia: Politics, Meaning, and Memory; Southeast Asia: Politics, Mean; Southeast Asia: Politics, Meaning, and Memory
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories