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14:35 Sep 24, 2013 |
Romanian to English translations [PRO] Social Sciences - Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc. | |||||||
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Bataks/Bathas Explanation: Interesanta intrebare. E vorba de o populatie care practica canibalismul. "La batezii din Sumatra care, totusi, sint mai putin salbatici de dt atitia al\ii, omul care imbatrineste si pe care viata l-a obosit ii roaga pe fiii sai sa-l manance si acestia se supun vointei lui. In ziua fixata pentru ceremonie, batrinul se urca intr-un copac care este inoonjurat de prieteni si de rude; acestia lovese cadentat trunchiul arborelui si intoneaza un imn funebru al carui sens generic este acesta: "lata, a sosit anotimpul, fructul s-a copt, el trebuie sa cada". Apoi, batrinul ooboar a iar rudele cele mai apropiate il ucid eu grija se ii maninca ramasitele pamintesti. filialil••(Letourneau, p. 199). " Populatia "Bathas" din Sumatra practica canibalismul. Vezi aici: A Metaphor of Primitivism: Cannibals and Cannibalism in French ... - http://is.gd/ZLCLQg Batak is a collective term used to identify a number of ethnic groups predominantly found in North Sumatra, Indonesia. The term is used to include the Alas, Kluet, Singkil, Karo, Pakpak, Simalungun, Toba, Angkola, and Mandailing which are distinct but related groups with distinct, albeit related, languages and customs (adat). Ritual cannibalism Ritual cannibalism is well documented among Batak people, performed in order to strengthen the eater's tendi.[2] In particular, the blood, heart, palms and soles of the feet were seen as rich in tendi. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 16 hrs (2013-09-25 07:11:33 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batak |
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