Construction sacrifice, kidnapping and head-hunting rumors on Flores and elsewhere in Indonesia.

Oceania | December 1, 1993| | Copyright

Recently Drake has discussed head-hunting rumors connected with construction sacrifice on Borneo, while Forth and Erb have written about the same topic among the Nage and Manggarai of Flores (Drake 1989, Forth 1991, Erb 1991). Like Erb I have been told from time to time that people in eastern Flores are prone to suspect government officials or missionaries of capturing a child and placing its head in the foundations of new bridges and buildings. This is a theme which is widely spread in Indonesia, and the five features which Drake lists for Borneo, and the other authors confirm ...

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