The Potent Dead: Ancestors, Saints and Heroes in Contemporary Indonesia
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Maps and illustrationsList of contributorsPrefaceIntroduction1Castrated dead: the making of un-ancestors among the Aoheng, and some considerations on death and ancestors in Borneo12How to hold a tiwah: the potency of the dead and deathways among Ngaju Dayaks173Witnessing the creation of ancestors in Laboya (West Sumba, Eastern Indonesia)324Reciprocity, death and the regeneration of life and plants in Nusa Penida (Bali)485Remembering our dead: the care of the ancestors in Tana Toraja696Island of the Dead. Why do Bataks erect tugu?887Modernising sacred sites in South Sumatra: Islamisation of Gumai ancestral places1038Ancestors' blood: genealogical memory, genealogical amnesia and hierarchy among the Bugis1179Saints and ancestors: the cult of Muslim saints in Java13210The Tembayat hill: clergy and royal power in Central Java from the 15th to the 17th century14111Interpreting the historical significance of tombs and chronicles in contemporary Java16012The role of a Javanese burial ground in local government17313'National ancestors': the ritual construction of nationhood183Notes205Bibliography220Index237
\ BooknewsThis is the first book to assess the indigenous systems of belief in the spirits of ancestors in Indonesia. Thirteen international anthropologists, historians, and literary scholars examine various aspects of this powerful system which pervades modern Indonesia. Coverage includes death and ancestors in Borneo; the ritual of the Ngaju; the creation of ancestors in Laboya; reciprocity, death and the regeneration of life and plants in Bali; ancestral monuments of the Bataks; modernization of sacred sites in Sumatra; genealogical memory, amnesia and hierarchy among the Bugis; the cult of Muslim saints in Java; and the Tembayat hill in Central Java. Illustrated with b&w photographs, diagrams, and maps. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\ \
