By Yoonhee Kang In Petalangan honey-collecting chants (menumbai), bees are described as a pretty young girl who falls in love with a bee-shaman (juagan), a performer of the ritual. I attempt to analyze 1) how the process of Menumbai ritual is romanticized in relation to the actual working process of collecting honey, and 2) what ...
By : Ding Choo Ming Abstract Culture and heritage have spawned significant attention in development the last few decades and will pave the way for an authentic dialogue among people on issues that affect their lives and impact on their future. This is an indication of a shift in development thinking and not just rhetoric battle ...
By : Kathleen M. Adams (Loyola University of Chicago) This article examines some of the political and symbolic issues inherent in the touristic renegotiation of Torajan ritual and history, chronicling the strategies whereby Torajans attempt to refashion outsider imagery to enhance their own personal standing and position in the ...
By : Lisa L. Gezon Conflict over issues of land use in northern Madagascar reveals that political control is situational and that rights to resources are ambiguous. In two cases, local farmers, the regional royal indigenous leader, and international conservationists struggled to establish and maintain the ability to use ...
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