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Wehali: The Female Land
Wehali defines itself as the ritual centre of the island of Timor. As a ritual centre, Wehali continues to be the residence of a figure of traditional authority on whom, in the 18th century, the Dutch conferred the title of Kaiser (Keizer) and to whom the Portuguese gave the title of Emperor (Imperador). At one time, Wehali was the centre of a network of tributary states, which both the Dutch and Portuguese regarded as paramount to the political organisation of the island. This book is a study of Wehali in its contemporary setting as it continues to maintain its rituals and traditions. Significantly, Wehali is a ‘Female’ centre and its ‘Great Lord’ is considered to be a ‘Female’ lord. Whereas other Timorese societies are organised along male lines, in Wehali, all land, all property, all houses belong to women. Men are exchanged as husbands in marriage. Wehali is thus considered to be the ‘husband-giver’ to the surrounding realms on the island that look to its inner power as their source of life.
Western Europe Phrasebook
This travel phrasebook covers Basque, Catalan, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Irish, Italian, Portuguese, Scottish Gaelic, Spanish and Welsh.
Report of the International Polar Expedition to Point Barrow, Alaska
Report of Lieut. P. H. Ray, commanding the expedition, to the chief of the United States Signal office.
Central Europe Phrasebook
Prague, Vienna, Budapest--learn a little of the languages behind such romantic names... and your travels will really come alive.Languages in this book cover travel in Austria, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Liechtenstein, Slovakia and Switzerland.
Look Down, see the women weep
A novel about a young Englishman who experiences Karen village life in the mountains of Northern Thailand. He discovers how to see the lowlands from the viewpoint of the Karen people living in the mountains rather than the viewpoint of people who look up from the lowlands imagining they see barbarians living in primitive villages.
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