“Teasing” and “mocking” as the language of courtship: The egalitarian gendered status of Lundayeh women by Kavitha Ganesan

“…This article examines the complementarity that exist between Lundayeh men and women by exploring the community’s oral literature to determine whether “teasing” and “mocking” can be perceived as forms of language courtship, and more importantly, how do such language forms in Lundayeh relationships provide the womenfolk a rather egalitarian gendered status in the community. By contextualizing the Lundayeh as both inlanders and highlanders of Borneo, this article employs two lines of inquiry: (1) the extent to which, as swidden hunter-gatherers, the sexual division of labor among the Lundayeh men and women contribute to the complementarity in gendered status; and, (2) how does the past practice of successful headhunting, that is celebrated through a commemorative ceremony, highlight the role of women as they make fun of the severed head, cry for the head, and eventually nurse the head, has been translocated as “teasing” and “mocking” in the community’s oral literature. …”
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Perceived ihsan, Islamic egalitarian and Islamic religiosity towards charitable giving of cash Waqf by Mohamad Rizal Abdul Hamid, Hanudin Amin

“…Drawing from altruism theoretical paradigm, the present study investigates the role of perceived ihsan, Islamic egalitarian and Islamic religiosity on cash waqf contribution. …”
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Understanding cultural determinants of Scientific-Knowledge Development: empirical conceptualization from a cross-country investigation by Yong, Enn Lun

“…The results show that the degree of egalitarian and hierarchical ethos across countries aids the growth of scientific knowledge. …”
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