The thread of life : Toraja reflections on the life cycle /

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"This is an enjoyably readable and generally illuminating look at the more intimate side of Toraja life and relationships ... [It is] an innovative approach to ethnography, valuable in its attempt to deal with aspects of life that are often passed over in more conventional ethnographic writing....

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hollan, Douglas Wood
Otros Autores: Wellenkamp, Jane C.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Honolulu : University of Hawai'i Press, ©1996.
Temas:
Toraja (Indonesian people) > Social life and customs.
Toraja (Indonesian people) > Funeral customs and rites.
Toradja (Peuple d'Indonésie) > Mœurs et coutumes.
Toradja (Peuple d'Indonésie) > Rites et cérémonies funéraires.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
Toraja (Indonesian people) > Funeral customs and rites
Toraja (Indonesian people) > Social life and customs
Toradja's.
Levenscyclus (sociale wetenschappen, biologie)
Overgangsriten.
Samfundsvidenskab > Sociologi.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Ch. 1. Introduction. Studies of the Life Cycle in Insular Southeast Asia. A Brief Overview of Toraja History, Culture, and Society. The Interview Situation. The Respondents. Notes on Translations and Style
  • Ch. 2. Birth, Infancy, and Early Childhood. Central Events of Birth and Early Childhood. Earliest Memories. Play. Demanding and Defiant Behavior. Household Work and Sibling Care. Running Away
  • Ch. 3. Later Childhood and Adolescence. Herding Water Buffalo. The "Theft" of Food. Bitter Aspects of the Herding Experience. Early Adolescence: Sex and Coming of Age. Ma'baruk: Scarification of the Forearm. Ear Piercing among Girls. Ma'tille: Supercision of Boys. Ma'kiri': Tooth Filing. Adolescence and Courtship. Men's Perspectives. Women's Perspectives. School Experiences. Ventures outside the Village
  • Ch. 4. Marriage and Parenting. Finding a Spouse. Forming a Household. Rights and Responsibilities in Marriage. The Ideal Spouse. Deviations from the Ideal.

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