ABSTRACT
Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing's fascinating account of a Meratus woman's creative transformation of tradition is exemplary feminist inquiry in more than one way. It is interdisciplinary, integrating feminist literary criticism with anthropological fieldwork. The analysis is subtle, nicely illustrating the role of the author's informed feminist perspective. Also, both the hermeneutic and emancipatory themes as well as the empirical criterion described in my Introduction to this book are well illustrated. Note especially the way Induan Hiling represents contradiction in the context of her own culture.
