Book

The Sa'dan-Toraja: a study of their social life and religion

Martinus Nijhoff (87, 118)Published In 1986 • Pages: v. 1: xii, 338 ; v. 2: x, 380

By: Nooy-Palm, Hetty.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is a detailed ethnographic study of the Sa'dan-Toraja people inhabiting part of the region which is designated as Sulawesi Selatan (south Celebes). The focus of the work is on the Toraja of the Tana Toraja region studied by Hetty Nooy-Palm during several field trips beginning in 1949-1950 up to November-January 1972-1973 (p. v). This is a two volume work. The first volume deals first with the natural surroundings and the social and territorial organization of the Sa'dan-Toraja and second describes Toraja religion, material culture, and priestly organization. Volume II contains a description of Sa'dan Toraja rituals of the East and of the West.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Classes
Marriage
Kinship
Districts
Religious beliefs
Priesthood
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Southern Toraja
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
1997
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 ; 1995
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1949-1950, 1966-1973
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1900-1970s
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Tana Toraja region, South Celebes (Sulawesi Selatan), Indonesia
NotesAdditional notes
Hetty Nooy-Palm
v. 1: Organization, symbols and beliefs - - v. 2: Rituals of the East and West.
Vol. 2 published : Dordrecht, Holland ; Cinnaminson, U.S.A. : Foris Publications
Includes bibliographical references (v 1. p. 327; v.2 p. 348) and index
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
80503174
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Toraja (Indonesian people)