Paths of Origin, Gates of Life

Language: English

Published by Brill Jan 2002, 2002

9067181986 / 9789067181983

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Neuware - Drawing on extensive ethnographic fieldwork, this work explores the historical and cultural dimensions of an indigenous Timorese domain in the southern central highlands of West Timor.Informing the study of Timorese social and cultural practice is an interpretative framework based on the concept of precedence and the rich repertoire of indigenous metaphor and binary categories by which Timorese articulate and classify social relations. Ideas of place and precedence are central to an understanding of local status differences within and between hamlet settlements. They also inform the historical patterns of present-day settlements and help explain aspects of the broader historical expansion and migration of meto populations across much of West Timor.For the little known region of Timor, this volume will be of interest to regional specialists, development planners and students of anthropology, seeking a more detailed understanding of indigenous history and sociality in this corner of the Lesser Sunda Islands of eastern Indonesia.…

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Title
Paths of Origin, Gates of Life
Author
A. McWilliam
Publisher
Brill Jan 2002
Publication year
2002
Condition
Neu
Binding
Taschenbuch
Language
English
ISBN 10
9067181986
ISBN 13
9789067181983
Item weight
558 grams
Dimensions
241x163x20 mm

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