essay
The Sacrifices of the Sakuddei (Mentawai Archipelago, Western Indonesia): an attempt at classification
man, meaning, and history: essays in honour of h. g. schulte nordholt • The Hague • Published In 1980 • Pages: 82-108
By: Schefold, Reimar.
Abstract
This document deals with the functional aspects of sacrifice among the Sakkudei, a group of people living in the interior of Siberut, the northenmost island of the Mentawei Archipelago in western Indonesia.Schefold describes the various types of sacrifices made to the ancestors and spirits and codifies them "…into a classification of sacrificial acts, with the degree of familiarity and the specificity of the hoped-for reciprocation as the variable factors" (p. 84).
- HRAF PubDate
- 2000
- Region
- Asia
- Sub Region
- Southeast Asia
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle ; 2000
- Field Date
- 1967-1969, 1974
- Coverage Date
- not specified
- Coverage Place
- Sakkudei, Siberut Island, Mentawei Islands, west of Sumatra, Indonesia
- Notes
- R. Schefold
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 107-108)
- LCCN
- 81164456
- LCSH
- Mentawai (Indonesian people)