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An Ifugao burial ceremony

Philippine journal of science6 • Published In 1911 • Pages: 227-252 , plates

By: Beyer, H. Otley (Henry Otley), Barton, Roy Franklin.

Abstract
This article describes in detail the 'munhimung' burials of the Ifugao in the Central Ifugao and Kiangan areas of northern Luzon. This series of ceremonies was held for beheaded bodies and bodies of persons killed by hereditary enemies (suppressed by the American government after ca. 1910), resulting from inter-clan and inter-community feuds. Some descriptive data are given on kinship and community organization, material culture associated with funeral activities, and the influence of the American government on inter-clan activities. Bibliographic references are contained in the footnotes. Captions for the photographs appear on pp. 251-252.
Subjects
Inter-community relations
Aftermath of combat
Special burial practices and funerals
Mourning
Eschatology
Ecstatic religious practices
Organized ceremonial
culture
Ifugao
HRAF PubDate
1998
Region
Asia
Sub Region
Southeast Asia
Document Type
article
Evaluation
Creator Types
Ethnologist
Educator
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Sarah T. Bridges ; John Beierle ; 1973
Field Date
HB 1905-1908; RB 1910-1911
Coverage Date
1905-1911
Coverage Place
Central Ifugao and Kiangan areas, northern Luzon, Philippines
Notes
H. Otley Beyer and R. F. Barton
Includes bibliographical references
LCCN
07031696
LCSH
Ifugao (Philippine people)