Christianity, colonization, and gender relations in North Sumatra: a patrilineal society in flux

"Offers an account of changes in Toba Batak society (Sumatra, Indonesia) under the influence of Christianity and Dutch colonial rule (1861-1942). Sita van Bemmelen's research focuses on customs and customary law related to the life cycle and gender relations. The book's first part is...

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1. Verfasser: Bemmelen, Sita van 1954- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Abschlussarbeit Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Leiden ; Boston Brill [2018]
Schriftenreihe:Verhandelingen van het Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde volume 309
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Zusammenfassung:"Offers an account of changes in Toba Batak society (Sumatra, Indonesia) under the influence of Christianity and Dutch colonial rule (1861-1942). Sita van Bemmelen's research focuses on customs and customary law related to the life cycle and gender relations. The book's first part is a historical ethnography, describing society as it existed at the onset of colonial rule. The second part zooms in on the negotiations between the Toba Batak elite, the missionaries of the German Rhenish Mission and colonial administrators about the marriage customs. Each contestant had an evolving view on desirable modernity. Christianity and colonial rule changed the way the Toba Batak reproduced their patrilineal kinship system. This affected gender relations permanently"--
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (XV, 574 Seiten) Illustrationen, Karte
ISBN:9789004345751
DOI:10.1163/9789004345751

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