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Senoi

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a group of tribes, including the Semai, Teminar, Jah Hut, Che Wong, Mah Meri, and Ulu Besisi. The Senoi live in the wooded foothills of the Central Range of the Malay Peninsula. Population, approximately 30,000 (1974, estimate). The Senoi language belongs to the Mon-Khmer family but has been strongly influenced by the Malay language. The Senoi worship various spirits; some have adopted Islam. Their anthropological type (Veddoid) and linguistic and cultural traits indicate that the Senoi belong to the oldest pre-Mongoloid stratum of the population of Southeast Asia. Present-day Senoi have largely been assimilated into Malay society. Principal occupations include slash-and-burn farming, hunting with blowguns, fishing, and gathering. Vestiges of the matrilineal clan system are strong among the Senoi.

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13) Throughout South East Asia, forest dwelling people, including the Dayak in Indonesia, the Senoi in West Malaysia and the Asmat in Papua New Guinea, have struggled for decades to protect their customary lands from timber extraction industries.
Quattrochi mentions the fascinating culture of the ancient Senoi tribe who lived in the mystic mountains of Malaysia.
It examines several paths to working with and understanding dreams: analytical psychology (Carl Jung and James Hillman); neuroscience (Andrew Newberg and Eugene D'Aquili); lucid dreaming (Stephen LaBerge and Jayne Gackenbach); anthropology (Barbara Tedlock); and cognitive psychology (Harry Hunt), as well as indigenous technologies: Tibetan Dream Yoga, Senoi dream psychology, Mayan dream traditions and Kabbalistic dream practices.
 
 
 
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