The mummy thief from Toraja /

The frequency of mummy theft in Toraja has not ebbed at all. Ironically, Rambu Solo - an expensive funeral rite, held for ancestors regardless of the expense, has become an absurdity. So much so, that the ritual has driven poverty stricken people to desecrate their ancestors' burial grounds. Th...

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Bibliographic Details

Other Authors:	Setyawan, Agung (Director, Producer), Mazlan, Mazlena (Producer, filmproducer.)
Format:	Video
Language:	Austronesian (Other)
Language Notes:	This edition in Toraja and English with English subtitles.
Published:	Montreal, QC : CinéFête, 2008.
Series:	Ethnographic video online, volume 2
Subjects:	Toraja (Indonesian people) > Funeral customs and rites. Toraja (Indonesian people) > Social life and customs. Toradja (Peuple d'Indonésie) > Rites et cérémonies funéraires. Toradja (Peuple d'Indonésie) > Mœurs et coutumes. Online media. Documentary films. Documentaires.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)