Book
Lia: das grosse Ritual auf den Mentawai-Inseln (Indonesien)
D. Reimer • Berlin • Published In 1988 • Pages:
By: Schefold, Reimar.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This book, in German, consists of two major parts. Part 1 describes the day-to-day life and general ethnography of the Sakuddei (Sakkudei) people living on the island of Siberut in the Mentawai archipelago of Indonesia. The second part of this work, which comprises the bulk of this document, presents a detailed analysis in words and pictures of the month long all-important ritual known as the PULIAIJAT. This analysis, with frequent reference to ethnographic theory relevant to the development of ritual behavior in society, provides an insight into often times implicit ideas and thoughts which can be understood only through the symbolic examination of the data. In regard to the significance of this ritual Shefold states that: 'our starting-point was the assumption that a ritual does more than enact and give form to everyday ideas and institutions. For those that participate in it, daily existence and ritual life stand in a dialectical relation: the traditional response to prevailing circumstances periodically call forth forms of expression of critical reflection. These symbolically replace daily existence with alternative possibilities and ultimately both modes of being complement each other, representing an all-embracing order' (p. 665). A complete summary of this work in English will be found in the indexed category 105, pp. 665-672 of the text.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Theoretical orientation in research and its results
- Social relationships and groups
- Community structure
- Shamans and psychotherapists
- Cosmology
- Mythology
- Prayers and sacrifices
- Avoidance and taboo
- Priesthood
- Organized ceremonial
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Mentawaians
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2000
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Asia
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Southeast Asia
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- John Beierle; 2000
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1967-1969, 1974, 1978, 1983
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- not specified
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Sakuddei (Sakkudei), Siberut Island, Mentawai archipelago, Indonesia
- NotesAdditional notes
- Reimar Schefold
- Summary in English and Indonesian
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 673-683)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 89130779
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Mentawai (Indonesian people)