By Lukman Solihin Translation by Irfan Nugroho A. Introduction Marapu is a local system of belief that is embraced by those settling in West Sumba and East Sumba districts, East Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia. The indigenous Sumbanese‘s belief is still present nowadays, and lives side by side with other Indonesia‘s ...
By Hudjolly, M.Phil. Introduction The term “Malays” does not strictly refer to an ethnic group that inhabits an island, Malacca Peninsula, or the north end of Sumatra. Over the course of time in which Southeast Asian societies were formed, the Malays dispersed and developed throughout the archipelago. Their migration and diaspora required the ...