01211nam a2200229Ia 4500 CTU_230077 210402s9999 xx 000 0 und d 398.355 P665 Piper, Jacqueline M. Rice in South-East Asia : Cultures and landscapes Jacqueline M. Piper Kuala Lumpur Oxford University Press, 1993 A fascinating story of a subject central to South-East Asian cultures, this book shows how rice shapes the landscapes that the people of South-East Asia see around them and how it contributes to the ordering of their lives. Not only is rice the staple food in most of the region, but the rice-farm determines the rhythm of the year as its major ceremonials mark the changing seasons. Not surprisingly, rice has come to represent fertility, and folk beliefs about how to farm and store rice and their associated rituals are a corner-stone of South-East Asian cultures. Lúa gạo,Rice Văn hóa dân gian,Folklore Đông Nam Á,Southeast Asia dqhieu Trung tâm Học liệu Trường Đại học Cần Thơ