ISBN:
9789004286139
,
9004286136
,
9789004286771
,
9004286772
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (1 electronic resource (100 pages)))
Series Statement:
Verhandelingen van het Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde deel 49
Uniform Title:
Directory of open access books
Keywords:
Toraja (Indonesian people) Social life and customs
;
Funeral rites and ceremonies
;
History
;
Humanities
;
Regional and national history
;
Funeral rites and ceremonies
;
Toraja (Indonesian people) ; Social life and customs
;
HISTORY / General
;
Indonesia ; Sulawesi
;
Asian history
;
Totenkult
;
Toradja
Abstract:
The book discusses the cult of the dead within the religion of the Sa'dan Toradja, practiced among the main group of people inhabiting the South Toradja area, South Celebes, Indonesia. The death ritual, the aluk to mate, consists of many ceremonies, one of which is the singing of a chant for the deceased called the badon during a feast. The book provides examples of variations, circumstances of the performance, and interpretations of meaning for the chant
Note:
English
