ISBN : 9782343086705
EAN PDF : 9782140012358
Éditeur : Editions L'Harmattan
Collection : Nomino ergo sum
Nombre de pages : 128
Date : 6- 2016
This is Toraja - The sacrificial burial customary like "raison d'être" - Get rich to success in death
The sacrificial burial customary like "raison d'être"
Paulus Palimbong
This book is the result of direct observation of the author born in Toraja, South Sulawesi, Indonesia. It provides a short description of many aspects of Toraja geography, government system, religion, population, education, health and medical care, language, social classification, agriculture, fisheries, husbandry. It deals with religion and rituals ; with Tongkonan (kindred house) and rice barn; with the funeral, the buffalo, the most important and valuable animal in the life and culture of Toraja.