Denying peripheral status, claiming a role in the nation: sacred words and ritual practices as legitimating identity of a local community in the context of the new nation
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3 juillet 2018
- doi: 10.4000/books.irasec.665
- isbn: 9786119028203
- eisbn: 9782956447085
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État nation Indépendance société Indonésie Asean Timore-Leste Timor society Independence East-Timor Indonesia nation building Asian Studies POL054000 JPASujets proches
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Lúcio Sousa, « Denying peripheral status, claiming a role in the nation: sacred words and ritual practices as legitimating identity of a local community in the context of the new nation », Institut de recherche sur l’Asie du Sud-Est contemporaine, ID : 10.4000/books.irasec.665
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The purpose of this article is to discuss the role of adat-an Indonesian term, developed during Dutch colonization, and that is used widely in East Timor after the Indonesian occupation period-and its contribution to nation building in local communities of East Timor from their point of view (emic perspective). In this context adat refers to the recurrent term used by Timorese people to designate the belief and practice of religious cult concerning their ancestors, their sacred houses and rit...