Resource File:
Description:
Among the West Toraja of Central Celebes, posing riddles is associated not with the agricultural cycle (as among the East Toraja) but rather with wakes, the vigil held over a corpse before burial. The author relates the telling of riddles to other practices which are designed to keep the dead at a respectful distance away from the living and to help insure the success of crops.
Series:
Sulang Language Data and Working Papers: Translations from the Dutch
Series Number:
003
Publisher:
Sulawesi Language Alliance
Year Published:
2010
Subject Language(s):
Bada, Kaili Da’a, Kaili Ledo, Moma, Pamona, Rampi, Uma
ISO 639-3:
bhz, kzf, lew, myl, pmf, lje, ppk
Publication Language(s):
English
Contributor(s):
Kruyt, Albertus C.
author
Acciaioli, Gregory L.
translator
Source:
Kruyt, Alb. C. 1929. Raadsels en de dooden. Feestbundel uitgegeven door het Koninklijk Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen bij gelegenheid van zijn 150-jarig bestaan 1778–1928, volume 1, 383–392. Weltevreden: G. Kolff. Original pagination is indicated by enclosing the page number in brackets, e.g. [p. 383].
Version History:
Version 1 [19 October 2010] Translated circa 1985; rekeyboarded 2004; edited and formatted for publication October 2010.
Supporting File:
File Description:
Scanned version of the original Dutch article
Copyright:
© 2010 by Gregory L. Acciaioli
License:
All Rights Reserved