"Sea nomads have been part of the economic and political landscape of Southeast Asia for millennia. They have played many roles over the longue-durée: in certain periods proving central to the ability of land-based polities to generate wealth, by sourcing valuable maritime commo…
"Contents"--"1. Introduction: Re-connecting Histories across the Indo-Pacific"--"2. Fearsome Bleeding, Boogeyman Gods and Chaos Victorious: A Conjectural History of Insular South Asian Religious Tropes" -- "3. Tantrism "Seen from the East"" -- "4. Can We Reconstruct a "Malayo-Ja…