Women at the Centre - University of Ottawa
Women at the Centre - University of Ottawa
Women at the Centre - University of Ottawa
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M<strong>at</strong>rixial/M<strong>at</strong>riarchal Webs <strong>of</strong> Meaning in<br />
<strong>the</strong> Minangkabau Ritual Calendar<br />
• The Minangkabau <strong>of</strong> West Sum<strong>at</strong>ra,<br />
Indonesia are <strong>the</strong> largest m<strong>at</strong>rilineal society<br />
in today’s world. They are one <strong>of</strong> 300 ethnic<br />
groups in Indonesia, <strong>the</strong> fourth largest,<br />
consisting <strong>of</strong> some 4 million people in <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
homeland <strong>of</strong> West Sum<strong>at</strong>ra and 4 million in<br />
o<strong>the</strong>r parts <strong>of</strong> Indonesia. They refer to <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
ritual and family system as ad<strong>at</strong><br />
Minangkabau or as ad<strong>at</strong> m<strong>at</strong>riarcha<strong>at</strong>.
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