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Authors
Schouten, Maria Johanna Christina
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Abstract(s)
Review of major monograoh about the Sa´dan Toraja, an ethnic group in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. The Sa’dan Toraja, wet-rice cultivators living in the highlands of South Sulawesi, are among the best-known ethnic groups of Indonesia. Their elaborate rituals, grandiose ancestral houses and intriguing artistic expressions attract the interest of foreign and domestic tourists, and anthropologists and historians have attested to the richness and the dynamics of Toraja culture in its many local variations. [...]
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Keywords
Book review Sa’dan Toraja Indonesia Anthropology
Citation
2010 – Review of: Roxana Waterson (2009), Paths and rivers. Sa’dan Toraja society in transformation. [Leiden: KITLV Press, 510 pp.] in: Bijdragen tot de Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde / Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences of Southeast Asia vol. 166, 4, pp 525-528.