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The thread of life : Toraja reflections on the life cycle

Author: Douglas Wood Hollan; Jane C Wellenkamp
Publisher: Honolulu, Hawaii : University of Hawaiʻi Press, ©1996.
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Hollan, Douglas Wood.
Thread of life.
Honolulu, Hawaii : University of Hawaiʻi Press, c1996
(OCoLC)604633714
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Douglas Wood Hollan; Jane C Wellenkamp
ISBN: 0824817710 9780824817718 0824818393 9780824818395
OCLC Number: 34604265
Description: xii, 239 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents: Ch. 1. Introduction. Studies of the Life Cycle in Insular Southeast Asia. A Brief Overview of Toraja History, Culture, and Society. The Interview Situation. The Respondents. Notes on Translations and Style --
Ch. 2. Birth, Infancy, and Early Childhood. Central Events of Birth and Early Childhood. Earliest Memories. Play. Demanding and Defiant Behavior. Household Work and Sibling Care. Running Away --
Ch. 3. Later Childhood and Adolescence. Herding Water Buffalo. The "Theft" of Food. Bitter Aspects of the Herding Experience. Early Adolescence: Sex and Coming of Age. Ma'baruk: Scarification of the Forearm. Ear Piercing among Girls. Ma'tille: Supercision of Boys. Ma'kiri': Tooth Filing. Adolescence and Courtship. Men's Perspectives. Women's Perspectives. School Experiences. Ventures outside the Village --
Ch. 4. Marriage and Parenting. Finding a Spouse. Forming a Household. Rights and Responsibilities in Marriage. The Ideal Spouse. Deviations from the Ideal.
Responsibility: Douglas W. Hollan and Jane C. Wellenkamp.

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