Search for dissertations about: "rice rituals"

Found 1 swedish dissertation containing the words rice rituals.

2. 1. Conquest of the Forest. Rice Rituals of the To Pamona in Central Sulawesi (Indonesia)

   Author : Bengt Jacobsson; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Central Sulawesi; To Pamona; rice rituals; plant fertility; ritual symbolism and symbolic exchange.;

   Abstract : This dissertation examines some salient sequences of pre-Christian dry rice rituals in highland Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, particularly those of the To Pamona ethnic cluster which resides mainly in the present-day kecamatan of Pamona Utara and Pamona Selatan. The analysis focuses on certain crucial points in the progression of the developmental cycle of rice, namely the initial expiatory moandoe sala, the first ritual episodes conducted in the swidden fields, and the pre-planting, planting, and harvesting rituals. READ MORE