Transformations of the Sacred in East Timor

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Autor(a) principal: Bovensiepen, Judith
Data de Publicação: 2016
Outros Autores: Rosa, Frederico Delgado
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0010417516000311
Resumo: UID/ANT/04038/2013
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spelling Transformations of the Sacred in East TimorHistorySociology and Political ScienceUID/ANT/04038/2013For Catholic missionaries in the early twentieth century, the only way to achieve true conversion of Timorese ancestral ritualists was the deliberate destruction of sacred lulik houses. Although Timorese allegedly participated enthusiastically in this destruction, lulik (a term commonly translated as sacred, proscribed, holy, or taboo) remains a key part of ritual practice today. This article offers a dynamic historical analysis of what may be described as a particular form of Southeast Asian animism, examining how people's relationships with sacred powers have changed in interaction with Catholic missionaries. It links the inherent ambivalence of endogenous occult powers to religious and historical transformations, teasing out the unintended consequences of the missionaries' attempts to eradicate and demonize lulik. Comparing historical and ethnographic data from the center of East Timor, it argues that, contrary to the missionaries' intentions, the cycles of destruction, withdrawal, and return that characterized mission history ended up strengthening lulik. Inspired by anthropological studies of "taboo" and "otherness," especially the work of Mary Douglas and Valerio Valeri, this article makes visible the transformation of the sacred in relation to outside agents: when relations with foreign powers were productive, the positive sides of lulik as a source of wealth and authority were brought out; yet when outsiders posed a threat, the dangerous and threatening aspects of lulik were accentuated. This analysis allows us to highlight the relational dimensions of sacred powers and their relation to ongoing social transformations.Centro em Rede de Investigação em Antropologia (CRIA - NOVA FCSH)RUNBovensiepen, JudithRosa, Frederico Delgado2017-05-30T14:09:15Z2016-07-012016-07-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/article30application/pdfhttps://doi.org/10.1017/S0010417516000311eng0010-4175PURE: 2329979http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84979268235&partnerID=8YFLogxKhttps://doi.org/10.1017/S0010417516000311info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2024-03-11T04:07:11Zoai:run.unl.pt:10362/21031Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-20T03:26:36.127361Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
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Bovensiepen, Judith
History
Sociology and Political Science
title_short Transformations of the Sacred in East Timor
title_full Transformations of the Sacred in East Timor
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title_sort Transformations of the Sacred in East Timor
author Bovensiepen, Judith
author_facet Bovensiepen, Judith
Rosa, Frederico Delgado
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author2 Rosa, Frederico Delgado
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RUN
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Rosa, Frederico Delgado
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Sociology and Political Science
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Sociology and Political Science
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