Jane C Wellenkamp
Biographic Data
| ID | 127904 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jane C Wellenkamp |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jane C |
| FAMILY NAME | Wellenkamp |
| SIGNATURE | WELLENKAMP J C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California, Los Angeles |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 60 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1988 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
The Thread of Life
This is an enjoyably readable and generally illuminating look at the more intimate side of Toraja life and relationships.... [It is] an innovative approach to ethnography, valuable in its attempt to deal with aspects of life that are often passed over in more conventional ethnographic writing." --Journal of Asian Studies
The Thread of Life
Order and Disorder in Toraja Thought and Ritual
An important conceptual dimension for the Toraja of South Sulawesi, Indonesia is the relationship between order, constraint, and coolness, on the one hand, and disorder, lack of constraint, and heat, on the other. Following a discussion of order and disorder in Toraja life and thought, the article explores the relevance of this conceptual dimension to: (1) an understanding of Toraja ideas concerning the attainment of fertility, prosperity, and ge…
Notions of grief and catharsis among the Toraja
This article concerns indigenous notions regarding grief and mourning among the Toraja of South Sulawesi, Indonesia. It argues that Toraja beliefs about the expression of grief are part of an implicit "cathartic" theory of emotion that is closely related to ideas concerning "heat" and "coolness." The article concludes by suggesting that indigenous notions about the expression of grief correspond closely to the experiences of many grieving individ…
Notions of grief and catharsis among the Toraja
This article concerns indigenous notions regarding grief and mourning among the Toraja of South Sulawesi, Indonesia. It argues that Toraja beliefs about the expression of grief are part of an implicit "cathartic" theory of emotion that is closely related to ideas concerning "heat" and "coolness." The article concludes by suggesting that indigenous notions about the expression of grief correspond closely to the experiences of many grieving individ…
The Thread of Life
This is an enjoyably readable and generally illuminating look at the more intimate side of Toraja life and relationships.... [It is] an innovative approach to ethnography, valuable in its attempt to deal with aspects of life that are often passed over in more conventional ethnographic writing." --Journal of Asian Studies
Order and Disorder in Toraja Thought and Ritual
An important conceptual dimension for the Toraja of South Sulawesi, Indonesia is the relationship between order, constraint, and coolness, on the one hand, and disorder, lack of constraint, and heat, on the other. Following a discussion of order and disorder in Toraja life and thought, the article explores the relevance of this conceptual dimension to: (1) an understanding of Toraja ideas concerning the attainment of fertility, prosperity, and ge…
The Thread of Life
Order and Disorder in Toraja Thought and Ritual
An important conceptual dimension for the Toraja of South Sulawesi, Indonesia is the relationship between order, constraint, and coolness, on the one hand, and disorder, lack of constraint, and heat, on the other. Following a discussion of order and disorder in Toraja life and thought, the article explores the relevance of this conceptual dimension to: (1) an understanding of Toraja ideas concerning the attainment of fertility, prosperity, and ge…
Notions of grief and catharsis among the Toraja
This article concerns indigenous notions regarding grief and mourning among the Toraja of South Sulawesi, Indonesia. It argues that Toraja beliefs about the expression of grief are part of an implicit "cathartic" theory of emotion that is closely related to ideas concerning "heat" and "coolness." The article concludes by suggesting that indigenous notions about the expression of grief correspond closely to the experiences of many grieving individ…
The Thread of Life
The Thread of Life
This is an enjoyably readable and generally illuminating look at the more intimate side of Toraja life and relationships.... [It is] an innovative approach to ethnography, valuable in its attempt to deal with aspects of life that are often passed over in more conventional ethnographic writing." --Journal of Asian Studies
Anthropological Studies and Insights (2 works) · Asian Studies and History (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · History (2 works) · Programming language (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies (2 works) · Thread (computing (2 works) · Art (1 work)