Contemporary funeral rituals of Sa'dan Toraja : from Aluk Todolo to new religions / Michaela Budiman ; translation by Barbora Štefanová, and Keith Jones.
Contemporary Funeral Rituals takes you inside the fascinating world of the Sa'dan Toraja, who inhabit the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. The author explores first-hand the most important contemporary Toraja ritual - the funeral - and documents and analyses the changes brought about by the Toraj...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English Czech |
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Prague :
Karolinum,
2013.
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| Summary: | Contemporary Funeral Rituals takes you inside the fascinating world of the Sa'dan Toraja, who inhabit the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. The author explores first-hand the most important contemporary Toraja ritual - the funeral - and documents and analyses the changes brought about by the Toraja leaving their autochthonous religion Aluk Todolo behind and embracing Christianity during the last century. |
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| Item Description: | Translator statement from reverse of title page. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (142 pages, 16 pages of color plates) : illustrations, chiefly color. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 8024624567 9788024624563 |
| Language: | Translated from the Czech by Barbora Štefanová, and Keith Jones. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |