Hamatak Halirin: The Cosmological and Socio-Ecological Roles of Water in Koba Lima, Timor  

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Kehi, Balthasar ; Palmer, Lisa

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Bijdragen Tot de Taal Land En Volkenkunde vol. 168 no. 04 (2012), page 445-471.
Topik: Water; Springs; Ritual; Cosmology; Dualisms; Socio-Ecology; East Timor; West Timor; Indonesia
Fulltext: B10 v168 n4 p445,win.pdf (1.09MB)

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Perpustakaan PKPM Nomor Panggil: B10 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada

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The cosmological and socio-ecological roles of water, in particular spring water, have not been the subject of sustained analysis in the anthropological literatures of the eastern archipelago. Taking as our starting point the central role of water in the origin narratives and ritual practices of Koba Lima, a coalition of five ancient kingdoms located across the division of East Timor and Indonesian West Timor, we explore the profound cosmological meanings and many layered understandings of life and death associated with water. We argue that in this nuanced socio-ecological world, water is the blood and milk of the mother transformed into life itself through father fire. It is through these transformative capacities connected to water that the boundaries separating the visible and invisible worlds can be permeated, enabling the living access to matak malirin or good health and productive life force. The paper is both a contribution to the literature on archipelagic socio-cosmic dualisms and a unique ethnography which presents new material on the significance of water in this region.

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