The Early Years of a Dutch Colonial Mission

Kipp, Rita Smith

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“…The historical roots of Deli Serdang Regency stretch back to the colonial era when it was under Dutch rule (Kipp, 1990). The area played a pivotal role in the Dutch colonial economy due to its fertile lands, and it became a hub for plantations, particularly for tobacco.…”

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Exploring Belief Values in Batu Umang Folklore: A Cultural Analysis of Durin Tani Village, Sibolangit District, Deli Serdang Regency

Situmorang,

Sinaga,

Simbolon

2023

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This research delves into the belief values embedded in the Batu Umang folklore of Durin Tani Village, located in the Sibolangit District of Deli Serdang Regency, North Sumatra, Indonesia. Through a comprehensive and multidisciplinary approach, the study uncovers the intricate web of cultural, social, and historical factors that have shaped these belief values, shedding light on their origins, evolution, and contemporary significance. The cultural context of the Batak people in Durin Tani Village plays a central role in the development of these belief values, with a deep reverence for nature and a harmonious relationship with the environment at its core. Social dynamics, including close-knit community bonds and shared values of unity and collective responsibility, have reinforced these belief values, fostering a sense of community cohesion. The historical backdrop of Dutch colonialism, trade, and migration has left an indelible mark on the folklore, imbuing it with stories of resilience and adaptability in the face of historical challenges. This research contributes significantly to the fields of folklore and cultural anthropology, highlighting the preservation of cultural heritage, community cohesion, and the adaptability of cultural traditions. It also underscores the universal nature of storytelling and belief systems, providing insights into the interconnectedness of culture, society, and history in shaping the belief values of a unique community. Ultimately, this study celebrates the enduring spirit of Durin Tani Village and its timeless cultural heritage, offering a deeper understanding of how local narratives can provide insights into the universal human experience.

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Exploring Belief Values in Batu Umang Folklore: A Cultural Analysis of Durin Tani Village, Sibolangit District, Deli Serdang Regency

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Sinaga,

Simbolon

2023

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“…Indeed the recipients of their attentions, whose worldviews typically did not distinguish 'religion' as a distinctly separate sphere of life, sometimes had difficulty understanding the mission as an organization separate from government. Recent studies of the impacts of Christian missions as part of the colonising endeavour have turned the ethnographic lens on to the missionaries themselves, as strange 'tribes' with highly distinctive cultures of their own (Kipp 1990;Schrauwers 2000;Aragon 2000). An examination of the colonial experience in the highlands therefore raises a number of interesting questions.…”

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Paths and Rivers; Sa’dan Toraja Society in Transformation

Waterson¹

2009

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Paths and rivers xivtakeover was in fact preceded by a period of social upheaval in the highlands. Still, European colonisation, here as elsewhere, inevitably involved a collision with a radically different cosmology and different notions of what it means to lead a good or a successful life. In seeking to understand what the Toraja worldview had been, prior to this confrontation, I am struck by the tenacity with which some elements of that pattern have been maintained, even as other aspects are threatened with extinction, and new cultural patterns and ideas replace them. I hope that now I have been able to craft a somewhat broader and deeper picture of a society in transformation. The imagery of paths (lalan) and rivers (salu) helps me to think about continuities and differences, about the endurance of place and the flow of time, about the inroads made by outsiders into the highlands, as well as the outward journeys undertaken by Toraja migrants seeking their fortunes. Those images have salience to Toraja themselves in a number of ways. Paths through the landscape are of many kinds, not only those travelled by humans (lalan naola tau); they range from the tiniest 'mouse paths' (lalan balao) to the broad and muddy paths made by buffaloes (lalan tedong). One may also speak of the path of life (lalan katuoan) and the path of history (lalan sejarah -though here the word for history is a borrowing from Indonesian). From the human point of view, paths also link houses, which as birth places become sites of origin for people and which branch over time as descendants move to found new dwellings for themselves. To explain or talk 'about' anything is to speak of 'its path' (lalanna). Things that should be kept apart, such as rituals of the east and of the west, must be put on 'separate paths' (pattan lalan). The imagery of rivers is even more salient. Discourse is the flow or 'river of words' (saluan kata). When people tell their genealogies, they 'river' their ancestors (massalu nene'); the history of how any particular event unfolded is its 'river' (passalu). The flow of time is simultaneously the ordered progression of named ancestors from one generation to the next. Over and over again, Toraja acquaintances, telling myths and stories of the past, would end by tracing a line of descent from the ancestor they had been talking about to themselves, thereby legitimating their knowledge, their status, and their right to tell the story. Knowledge that has been passed down unbroken from the ancestors is said to have been 'preserved like river stones touching each other' (disedan karangan siratuan), for however many stones may be washed away by the rushing water, there are always others to take their place, and the river bed is never bare. Massalu is also to discuss any matter in detail, making it clear and putting things in order. The 'river' of a thing (salunna) is what is proper and correct; to 'go with the flow' of the river (unnola salunna) is to do things properly. To 'travel down the river' (dipaolai salu) of a problem o...

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“…In his study of a Church Missionary Society mission among the Kaguru of Tanzania, Beidelman (1982) focuses on both the changing ideologies and worldviews of the missionaries and their everyday interactions with the Kaguru. Huber's (1988) book deals with missionaries in the Sepik region of New Guinea and Burkhart's (1989) with missionary activity among Nahua speakers in sixteenthcentury central Mexico (also see Mandelbaum 1989;Fabian 1990; Kipp 1990). Comaroff (1985) proceeds from a similar point (missionary activity), but she emphasizes the way in which the development of a syncretistic religion provided both a compelling belief system and a means of expression for political resistance (also see Comaroff and Comaroff 1986).…”

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Histories for Anthropology: Ten Years of Historical Research and Writing by Anthropologists, 1980–1990

Kellogg¹

1991

Social Science History

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Editor’s Note: Susan Kellogg’s article on anthropology and history continues our special series “History and the Other Social Sciences.” There will be one further article, by David Robertson, on political science and history. An expanded version of the whole series will then be published as a book by Duke University Press.The past, once considered the exclusive domain of historians and antiquarians, has increasingly been embraced by anthropologists. Today, it is difficult to find a major anthropological study that does not claim to offer a diachronic, processual, historical analysis. In examining 10 years of historical anthropological writing, I cover three broad topics in this essay. First, I explain the emergence of a more historical anthropology as a widespread response to a crisis in the conceptualization of culture. Second, I argue that while there are certain identifiable themes that cut across this literature, in general, it reflects long-standing topical interests within anthropology; I review this literature according to these topics rather than divide it into interpretive or cultural studies versus studies of political economy. Third, I try to assess this body of work critically. I concentrate here on anthropological history as both research and textual practice, as well as briefly examine anthropological uses of the concepts of time, colonialism, and structure and agency.

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The Early Years of a Dutch Colonial Mission

Cited by 37 publications

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Exploring Belief Values in Batu Umang Folklore: A Cultural Analysis of Durin Tani Village, Sibolangit District, Deli Serdang Regency

Exploring Belief Values in Batu Umang Folklore: A Cultural Analysis of Durin Tani Village, Sibolangit District, Deli Serdang Regency

Paths and Rivers; Sa’dan Toraja Society in Transformation

Histories for Anthropology: Ten Years of Historical Research and Writing by Anthropologists, 1980–1990

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