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Social scientists have long recognized many apparent contradictions in the Minangkabau. The world’s largest matrilineal people, they are also strongly Islamic and, as a society, remarkably modern and outward looking.

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“…some of the finest essays ever written on the matrilineal system of Minangkabau and their cultural areas are found in this volume. … Plainly put, this is an important book indeed which will be referred to for a long time by anthropologists and Southeast Asianists.” * Journal of Southeast Asia Studies *
“…The variety of topics and the quality of scholarship reflected in this book make it essential reading for students of Minangkabau as well as an extremely useful introduction for new readers to the diversity and richness of Minangkabau studies.” * Amercian Anthropologist *

Change and Continuity in Minangkabau

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    A Paperback / softback by Lynn L. Thomas, Franz Von Benda-Beckmann

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      Publisher: Ohio University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/03/1986
      ISBN13: 9780896801271, 978-0896801271
      ISBN10: 0896801276

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      Book Synopsis
      Social scientists have long recognized many apparent contradictions in the Minangkabau. The world’s largest matrilineal people, they are also strongly Islamic and, as a society, remarkably modern and outward looking.

      Trade Review
      “…some of the finest essays ever written on the matrilineal system of Minangkabau and their cultural areas are found in this volume. … Plainly put, this is an important book indeed which will be referred to for a long time by anthropologists and Southeast Asianists.” * Journal of Southeast Asia Studies *
      “…The variety of topics and the quality of scholarship reflected in this book make it essential reading for students of Minangkabau as well as an extremely useful introduction for new readers to the diversity and richness of Minangkabau studies.” * Amercian Anthropologist *

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