| Titre | Le maître-python à Sumba (Indonésie de l'Est) | |
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| Auteur | Danielle Geirnaert | |
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Revue | Etudes rurales |
| Numéro | no 143-144, 1996 Dieux du sol en Asie | |
| Page | 81-94 | |
| Résumé anglais |
The master-python on Sumba (East Indonesia)
On Sumba in East Indonesia, the notion of « master of the land » (tuan tanah) is closely linked to the traditional activity of weaving. In the west of the island, among the Laboya, a python is said to have woven the earth. It is the ancestor of a clan that, considered to be the master of the land, is responsible for the fertility of the land and its inhabitants. This python-weaver serves as an intermediary. Through it, the transgressions committed by the community can be evacuated during yearly celebrations. This creator-intermediary's status is starting to come under question as the Laboya are converting to Christianity. Source : Éditeur (via Persée) |
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| Article en ligne | http://www.persee.fr/web/revues/home/prescript/article/rural_0014-2182_1996_num_143_1_3578 |
