Christianity, colonization, and gender relations in North Sumatra : : a patrilineal society in flux / / Sita T. van Bemmelen.

In this book Sita van Bemmelen offers an account of changes in Toba Batak society (Sumatra, Indonesia) due to Christianity and Dutch colonial rule (1861-1942) with a focus on customs and customary law related to the life cycle and gender relations. The first part, a historical ethnography, describes...

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Place / Publishing House:Leiden : : Brill,, [2017]
©2017
Year of Publication:2017
Language:English
Series:Verhandelingen van het Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde 309.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xv, 574 pages) :; illustrations, maps.
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