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Tana Toraja: A World Between Life and Death
Author(s): Valeria Mulina (Author)
- Publication Date: 12 April 2026
- Language: English
- Print length: 211 pages
- ISBN-10: B0GWY4HZJQ
Book Description
Tana Toraja is a mountainous region on Sulawesi where death is not hidden but rather transformed into the most important event of life. Here, the dead are kept at home for years, funerals last for days, and the soul undergoes a journey unlike anything the European eye is accustomed to. This book is a vivid journey into the world of Torajan myths, funeral ceremonies, the ancient Aluk Todolo faith, and its complex coexistence with Christianity. But above all, it is an attempt to understand the people for whom caring for the dead is one of the highest forms of love for the living.
