Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents VII
3. Illustrations IX
4. Acknowledgments XI
5. Some Notes on Language, Translation, and Orthography XV
6. Prologue 1
7. CHAPTER ONE. Narrative Experience 12
8. CHAPTER Two. The Karo Social World 44
9. CHAPTER THREE. Markets and Money 77
10. CHAPTER FOUR. On Mount Sibayak 119
11. CHAPTER FIVE. Signs of Habitation 144
12. CHAPTER Six. Someone Else Speaking 174
13. CHAPTER SEVEN. A Storyteller 203
14. CHAPTER EIGHT. An Uncertain Death 224
15. Notes 241
16. Glossary 269
17. Bibliography 275
18. Index 297