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Beschreibung
Among the Toraja of highland Sulawesi, Indonesia, mortuary rituals are great performances. Bellowing water buffalo and squealing pigs for sacrifice, colorful displays of ritual architecture, and formal processions of gift-bearing guests set the scene for complex dramas about status, human value, and ties to ancestors, followers, and kin. To Indonesians throughout the archipelago, Toraja rituals have come to represent the cultural identity of this well-known group. Feasts of Honor is an exploration of these rituals, their changing meanings, and the lively dialogues they have sparked within Toraja culture, from the Dutch Colonial period to the recent era of nationalism, tourism, and migration.
Among the Toraja of highland Sulawesi, Indonesia, mortuary rituals are great performances. Bellowing water buffalo and squealing pigs for sacrifice, colorful displays of ritual architecture, and formal processions of gift-bearing guests set the scene for complex dramas about status, human value, and ties to ancestors, followers, and kin. To Indonesians throughout the archipelago, Toraja rituals have come to represent the cultural identity of this well-known group. Feasts of Honor is an exploration of these rituals, their changing meanings, and the lively dialogues they have sparked within Toraja culture, from the Dutch Colonial period to the recent era of nationalism, tourism, and migration.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 1986
Fachbereich: Allgemeines
Rubrik: Sozialwissenschaften
Medium: Buch
Inhalt: Einband - fest (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780252011832
ISBN-10: 025201183X
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Volkman, Toby Alice
Hersteller: University of Illinois Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Mare Nostrum Group B.V., Doelen 72, ?-4831 GR Breda, gpsr@mare-nostrum.co.uk
Maße: 14 x 152 x 229 mm
Von/Mit: Toby Alice Volkman
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.09.1986
Gewicht: 0,399 kg
Artikel-ID: 133524471