Bonerate people
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| |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| (13,900[1]) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| South Sulawesi, Indonesia | |
| Languages | |
| Tukangbesi-Bonerate languages (Bonerate language) | |
| Religion | |
| Islam (predominantly), Animism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Butonese people |
The Bonerate people are an ethnic group in South Sulawesi, Indonesia. They inhabit around the Selayar island group such as Bonerate, Madu, Kalaotoa, and Karompa islands.[2] Sexually provocative behaviour occurs in possession-trance ritual practiced by women only[3] and were carried out in a way by which they smother glowing embers with their bare feet at the climax of the ritual.[4] The Bonerate language shares many similarities with the Butonese language.[5]
References
- ↑ "Bonerate in Indonesia". Joshua Project. Retrieved 2014-10-08.
- ↑ "Bonerate". Ethnologue. Retrieved 2014-10-08.
- ↑ Jeannette Mageo & Alan Howard (2012). Spirits in Culture, History and Mind. Routledge. ISBN 1-1367-5852-6.
- ↑ "Crazy Women are Performing in Sombali": A Possession-Trance Ritual on Bonerate, Indonesia Author(s): Harald Beyer BrochSource: Ethos, Vol. 13, No. 3 (Autumn, 1985), pp. 262-282
- ↑ Timothy J. O'Leary (1991). Encyclopedia of World Cultures: North America, Volume 1. Hall. ISBN 9780816888405.
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