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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Main Author: Bemmelen, Sita van 1954- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Leiden Boston Brill [2018]
In: Verhandelingen van het Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde (volume 309)
Year: 2018
Series/Journal:Verhandelingen van het Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde volume 309
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Sumatra (Nord) / Toba (Sumatra, Volk) / Wedding rite / Mission / Cultural change / History 1830-1942
Further subjects:B Sex role History Indonesia Tapanuli Utara
B Kinship (Indonesia) (Tapanuli Utara) History
B Toba-Batak (Indonesian people) Kinship
B Ethnology (Indonesia) (Tapanuli Utara)
B Kinship History Indonesia Tapanuli Utara
B Marriage (Indonesia) (Tapanuli Utara) History
B Marriage History Indonesia Tapanuli Utara
B Ethnology Indonesia Tapanuli Utara
B Sex role (Indonesia) (Tapanuli Utara) History
B Christianity and culture History Indonesia Tapanuli Utara
B Toba-Batak (Indonesian people) History
B Christianity and culture (Indonesia) (Tapanuli Utara) History