Book
Feasts of honor: ritual and change in the Toraja Highlands
University of Illinois Press • (16) • Published In 1985 • Pages: xi, 216
By: Volkman, Toby Alice.
Abstract
This book focuses on the village of To' Dama' located in the Mount Sesean area on the island of Sulawesi (Celebes) in Indonesia. Much of the information gathered in this document revolves around Mama' Agus (one of the author's primary informants) and her family, told against the broad outline of the history of the Toraja highlands, and an analysis of Toraja society and rituals (primarily funerary). 'It is a local history that emerges through the eyes of the people of To' Dama' and the surrounding area, a history in which symbols, ritual performances, and social processes are reinterpreted and charged with new meaning in a profoundly changing world' (p. 8).
- HRAF PubDate
- 1997
- Region
- Asia
- Sub Region
- Southeast Asia
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle ; 1995
- Field Date
- 1976-1978
- Coverage Date
- 1900-1978
- Coverage Place
- To' Dama' village, Mount Sesean area, Celebes, Indonesia
- Notes
- Toby Alice Volkman
- Originally presented as the author's thesis (Ph.D. -- Cornell University, 1980): The pig has eaten the vegetables
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-207) and index
- LCCN
- 84016123
- LCSH
- Toraja (Indonesian people)