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在這裡，一個人如何被定義？他們如何思考認同？ 斐索人的認同無關歷史、血緣，或其他文化特徵，當下的行為才是關鍵。 馬達加斯加西南部有一群說南島語，住在海邊，以海為生的斐索人（Vezo）。一個理想的斐索人要會做一些與海有關的事情（但不需全部都會），例如游泳、到林中砍樹造船、行舟（這包括了划船、操帆、掌舵，以及通曉洋流波浪知識）、捕魚（蝦）、識魚、食魚、賣魚等；最重要的是得住在海邊，因為這對一個人的行為

The Vezo, a fishing people of western Madagascar, are known as 'the people who struggle with the sea'. Dr Astuti explores their identity showing that it is established through what people do rather than being determined by descent. Vezo identity is a 'way of doing' rather than a 'state of being', performative rather than ethnic. However, her innovative analysis of Vezo kinship also uncovers an opposite form of identity based on descent, which she argues is the identity of the dead. By looking at key mortuary rituals that engage the relationship between the living and the dead, Dr Astuti develops a dual model of the Vezo person: the one defined contextually in the present, the other determined by the past.

The Vezo, a fishing people of western Madagascar, are known as 'the people who struggle with the sea'. Dr Astuti explores their identity showing that it is established through what people do rather than being determined by descent. Vezo identity is a 'way of doing' rather than a 'state of being', performative rather than ethnic. However, her innovative analysis of Vezo kinship also uncovers an opposite form of identity based on descent, which she argues is the identity of the dead. By looking at key mortuary rituals that engage the relationship between the living and the dead, Dr Astuti develops a dual model of the Vezo person: the one defined contextually in the present, the other determined by the past.