Religion and magic -- Headlines of the religion of the Toraja's in West Sulawesi -- Pairan, individual religious responsibility -- Stones and incantations, vestiges from the other world of the gods -- Pairan and magic, personal religion in daily life
In 'Personal Religion and Magic in Mamasa, West Sulawesi', Kees Buijs describes the traditional culture of the Toraja's, which is rapidly vanishing. The focus is on personal religion as it has its centre in the kitchen of each house. In the kitchen and also by the use of magical…
In Personal Religion and Magic in Mamasa, West Sulawesi , Kees Buijs describes the traditional culture of the Toraja's, which is rapidly vanishing. The focus is on personal religion as it has its centre in the kitchen of each house. In the kitchen and also by the use of magical …
"Women run screaming from their village at night, leaving all their clothes behind - possessed by spirits of the wilderness, they climb up a barana' tree. It is but one of the fascinating rituals of the Toraja people described in this study." "The Toraja people live in the mount…