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Wehali: The Female Land: Traditions of a Timorese Ritual Centre (Comparative Austronesian Series) - Tapa blanda

Therik, Tom

 
9781760464844: Wehali: The Female Land: Traditions of a Timorese Ritual Centre (Comparative Austronesian Series)
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ISBN 10: 1760464848 ISBN 13: 9781760464844
Editorial: ANU Press, 2023

Sinopsis

Wehali defines itself as the ritual centre of the island of Timor. As a ritual centre, Wehali continues to be the residence of a figure of traditional authority on whom, in the 18th century, the Dutch conferred the title of Kaiser (Keizer) and to whom the Portuguese gave the title of Emperor (Imperador). At one time, Wehali was the centre of a network of tributary states, which both the Dutch and Portuguese regarded as paramount to the political organisation of the island. This book is a study of Wehali in its contemporary setting as it continues to maintain its rituals and traditions. Significantly, Wehali is a ‘Female’ centre and its ‘Great Lord’ is considered to be a ‘Female’ lord. Whereas other Timorese societies are organised along male lines, in Wehali, all land, all property, all houses belong to women. Men are exchanged as husbands in marriage. Wehali is thus considered to be the ‘husband-giver’ to the surrounding realms on the island that look to its inner power as their source of life.

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Editorial
ANU Press
Año de publicación
2023
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
1760464848
ISBN 13 
9781760464844
Encuadernación
Tapa blanda
Número de edición
2
Número de páginas
438
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