Potent Landscapes: Place and Mobility in Eastern Indonesia

by Catherine Allerton

Book Overview

The Manggarai people of eastern Indonesia believe their land can talk, that its appetite demands sacrificial ritual, and that its energy can kill as well as nurture. They tell their children to avoid certain streams and fields and view unusual environmental events as omens of misfortune. Yet, far from being preoccupied with the dangers of this animate landscape, Manggarai people strive to make places and pathways "lively," re-traveling routes between...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0824838009
• ISBN13: 9780824838003
• Release Date: April 2013
• Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"