Sharing the earth, DiviDing the LanD Land and territory in the Austronesian world Sharing the earth, DiviDing the LanD Land and territory in the Austronesian world edited by ThomAs ReuTeR Published by ANU E Press The Australian National University Canberra ACT 0200, Australia Email:
[email protected] Web: http://epress.anu.edu.au National Library of Australia Cataloguing-in-Publication entry Sharing the earth, dividing the land : land and territory in the Austronesian world. Bibliography. Includes index. For tertiary students. ISBN 1 920942 69 6 (pbk.). ISBN 1 920942 70 X (online). 1. Ethnology - Asia, Southeastern. 2. Ethnology - Oceania. 3. Southeast Asians. 4. Pacific Islanders. I. Reuter, Thomas Anton. 305.800959 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publisher. Cover design by Teresa Prowse Printed by University Printing Services, ANU This edition © 2006 ANU E Press Dedication This book is dedicated to all the people of the Asia Pacific whose land has been alienated in the wake of colonialism, modernity and development, and whose traditional insights into human beings' relationship with their physical environment have rarely received the serious consideration they indisputably deserve. i Sharing the Earth, Dividing the Land Table of Contents List of Figures v Acknowledgments ix Chapter 1. Land and Territory in the Austronesian World Thomas Reuter 11 Chapter 2. The Origin Structure of Kute Among the Gumai: An Analysis of an Indigenous Territorial Institution in the Highlands of South Sumatra Minako Sakai 39 Chapter 3.