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	Marapu - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Marapu religion (also known as Marafu in Sumbawa) is a form of ancestral religion that is practiced mainly in the island of Sumba in Indonesia.
		Marapu is also practiced in many more remote areas of Sumbawa and Flores.
		To honor Marapu, the Sumbanese put effigies, called Marapu statues, on stone altars where they lay their offerings in the forms of Sirih Pinang (a dish containing betel leaves, nuts and lime) and sacrificial cattle.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Marapu (302 words)

	biology - Marapu (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Marapu religion (also known as Marafu in Sumbawa) is a form of ancestral religion that is practised mainly in the island of Sumba.
		Marapu is also practised in many more remote areas of Sumbawa and Flores.
		In short, the Marapu concepts are the teachings about the balance of the universal life through which the happiness can be gained.
	www.biologydaily.com /biology/Marapu (310 words)

	Indonesia Archaeology on the Net - Build an Indonesia Archaeology Directory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Marapu, according to oral tradition, were the first ancestors who dwell within the eight spheres of heavens (awangu walu ndani) in which these are divided in darkness and light.
		Then the marapu conveyed their wish to the Ina Ama, and they were given stones and soil to form the land on the waters.
		Marapu for the Sumbanese represents either the divine spirits (marapu tau luri) or the ancestor spirits (marapu tau meti) who are venerated and act as messengers to God.
	www.arkeologi.net /index1.php?id=view_news&ct_news=130 (4927 words)

	A S i A - Asian Studies in Amsterdam (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Tracing the genealogy is very important, because the clearer and closer the lines of descent between a living person and the major marapu are, the greater his authority.
		This authority is valid in the domain of customary law (adat) and religion (agama marapu), and it pertains to dispute settlement and land rights.
		In general, the rituals are performed to ask the marapu's permission or blessing, and most rituals are connected to the seasonal calendar of activities.
	www2.fmg.uva.nl /asia/old/vel0106.htm (931 words)

	Tourism Information - West Sumba Regency (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Marapu believe that house and stone grave are symbols to live and death.
		Every year, exactly in January, event Bijalungu Hiupaana is held, is Marapu's sacred ceremony that is meant as thankful to God, self pureness, prediction to up coming harvest, also to prepare agriculture tools.
		This ceremony is celebrate by presenting foods and drinks such as buffalos, pigs and chickens while singing, dancing and Marapu's magical sentences.
	www.sumbabarat.go.id /tourism.php (917 words)

	Marosi Beach (Sumba Island - Pulau Sumba) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Marapu merupakan agama asli orang Sumba sebelum disentuh pengaruh agama Kristen.
		Kini, komunitas Marapu semakin terdesak seiring tak ada -
		Bahkan, komunitas Marapu di wilayah Kota Waikabubak mengenal adanya wula podu (bulan suci) selama satu bulan sekitar Oktober dan November setiap tahun.Penentuan bulan suci itu tidak berdasarkan kepada kalender masehi, tapi berdasarkan perhitungan tetua adat, dengan mengacu kepada gejala alam dan benda langit, terutama bulan Tidak adanya......
	www.marosibeach.com /budaya.html (128 words)

	The Monumental Stone Tombs of Sumba - indonesiaphoto.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The invisible world symbolized by the marapu is known through its attributes, and believed to enter into objects through invocations recited by the rato.
		The first front post (pari marapu) is where the rato carries out his rituals of divination by invoking the appropriate spirit to guide him into the future.
		There are also other rooms with offering altars where sacred objects of the marapu are kept, and it is in these carefully selected corners of the house that the rato make contacts with the spirits (mata marapu) during religious ceremonies.
	www.indonesiaphoto.com /content/view/25/48 (5007 words)

	Ends of the Earth - Catalogue - Indonesia
		Two outstanding examples are the ikats produced on the tiny island of Sumba and the batiks produced on Java.
		The basis of traditional Sumbanese religion is marapu, a collective term for all spiritual forces including gods, spirits and ancestors.
		Marapu has been the inspiration for the weaving of beautiful textiles used in traditional ceremonies such as funerals, marriages, naming of babies and welcoming visitors.
	www.endsoftheearth.co.uk /shop/indnsia-main.htm (197 words)

	ERM.COM > Indonesia: Forest Inventory and Monitoring Project (FIMP). For the European Union, 2002. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		It is characterised by the Marapu religion, a traditional peaked house or uma, ikat weaves and ceremonies such as symbolic horse battles or pasola.
		Although, many people now follow Protestant or Catholic faith, the traditional belief system of Marapu is still followed by some and remains significant to many.
		Marapu is the worship of the ancestors' spirits and people still build megalithic tombs for their dead.
	www.erm.com /ERM/SVC/ID.NSF/(Page_Name_Web)/Photos_EcotourismIndonesia (291 words)

	The Island of Sumba
		My mind was so full of all we had shared that I found it hard to concentrate on all the new sights out the window as the bus headed south on our way to a new area and a new beach.
		The first we visited held to strict Marapu tradition with men on one side of the dwelling and women on the other.
		Marapu religion is not recognized because it has no holy book.
	tawna.com /Indo/Sumba.htm (7137 words)

	East Nusa Tenggara - General Information, Marapu
		Although Christianity has in recent times spread considerably throughout the island, it is still possible to see the remants of an ancient Indonesian pagan culture.
		Well over half of the population adheres to the animist Marapu religion -an central and land spirit worshiping.
		This is obviouslyseen in every festival held in Sumbanese daily life that the festivals into magical factor strongly influencing the belief by placing spirits role as the main component.
	www.nusa-tenggara.com /east/html/marapu.html (350 words)

	East Nusa Tenggara - General Information, Arts and Cultures
		Sumbanese clans were formerly divided into several independent kingdoms, each with their own clan Marapu, mostly at war with each other and not recognizing a central authority.
		Since the authority was Marapu, each clan needed its own fortified ceremonial center, that also functioned as a village.
		A traditional Sumbanese house is though of as representing a human being; the thatched peaked roof is called "the hair and the head, the four main pillars that stand on the ground and reach the peak are known as "the legs".
	www.nusa-tenggara.com /east/html/art.html (1044 words)

	Municipalities and Districts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		MARAPU means ancestors, who are in Praimarapu (Marapu heaven) and medium between human being and the Highest Being (Creator).
		Main philosophy of Marapu is the balance of universal world and life.
		The worship to Marapu is executed by offering put over a stone consist of Sirih and Pinang (betel and nut) and cattle.
	www.petra.ac.id /eastern/ntt/estsumba/marapu.htm (207 words)

	West Sumba Regency (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		To begin the trip of the tour of the culture of marapu (Sumba West) you will obtain the community that lived in settlements of the tradition that were surrounded fences of the stone that was compiled neat above the summits of the hill.
		This phenomenon close his connection with the life of the ancient community that was coloured with the dispute accompanied the ethnic group.
		The belief of Marapu that believes the traditional house and the stone cemetery were the symbol of the life and the death.
	www.sumbabarat.go.id /more.php?id=11_0_3_0_C (245 words)

	Marapu Dissertation Help, Write a Dissertation on Marapu Thesis
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	www.phd-dissertations.com /topic/marapu_dissertation_thesis.html (776 words)

	Surf resort East Sumba - Sumba
		Sandalwood and other medical woods were traded for fine ceramics etc. Today little is left to show of past civilizations.
		Marapu or animism was practiced until missionaries converted most East Sumbanese.
		Only during royal funerals can you get a glance at Marapu in practice.
	www.eastsumba.com /sumba_00.html (118 words)

	A S i A - Asian Studies in Amsterdam (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		That night they gathered in the old kampong in the center of town, where they held a marapu ritual.
		this would be taken as a sign that the marapu agreed to the substitution; if the left part broke off first, this meant "not agreed." Thrice the right part was first.
		Strengthened by this clear sign of approval of the marapu, orang Loli prepared for a battle.
	www2.fmg.uva.nl /asia/old/vel0110.htm (877 words)

	Sumba - indonesiaphoto.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The old wars are remembered every year during the Pasola festival, but like in 1992 the fights can be too realistic, then two villages went to war and several people were killed and a large number of homes were burned down.
		Today much of the population are Christian, as well as some Muslims, while a large minority still adhere to the animist "marapu" religion.
		Sumba is separated from the other islands in the region by deep waters, and due to limited natural resources it has not been much influenced by the rest of the world.
	www.indonesiaphoto.com /content/view/22/42 (1264 words)

	Project Title
		The roots of the issue may be traced to the introduction of Christianity to the island in the early twentieth century.
		This destabilized the animistic and spiritual practice called Marapu, and led to a subversion of the spiritual and content-rich traditional architecture of ancestral clan-house, tomb, lithic monument, and settlement.
		This indigenous architecture had provided a time-honored vernacular pattern based in ancestral practices, and it had exhibited a tight fit of form, context, and intellectual content.
	www.orgs.ttu.edu /architecturalresearchcenter/vernacular/homogenization-destabilization.htm (554 words)

	Komodotours.com - sumba
		Ones owns cattle will contribute to their social status such as if they had more cattle giving them a higher social status.
		Most Sumbanese are Christian (Catholic and Protestant), however, and part of them are still strongly keep their native and original religion called Marapu.
		The island of Sumba is well known of its sandlewood, horses, impressive megalithic tombs, typical hand woven textile ("ikat"), and still untouched beautiful beaches.
	www.komodotours.com /sumba/people_on_sumba.htm (192 words)

	Municipalities and Districts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Then it is placed in a small tent waiting for next stage of ceremony, while guarded by Papanggang (security guard).
		The day before the first stage ends, there is a ceremony named Pahadang led by RATO (Marapu priest), praying for the dead.
		Rato speaks to the dead to close the gravestone and ask him not to worry about the family he has left behind, and to prepare proceed to Praimarapu.
	www.petra.ac.id /eastern/ntt/estsumba/funeral.htm (246 words)

	[INDONESIA-S] KOMPAS - Irama yang B
		orang-orang tua, namun di kalangan anak-anak muda, Marapu juga masih hidup.
		"Bukan masih, Marapu akan hidup terus," kata Yuli (16).
		Dalam perjalanannya, Marapu memang tak lagi merupakan satu-satunya
	www.hamline.edu /apakabar/basisdata/1997/04/15/0065.html (1056 words)

	Nesticella marapu sp n., a blind nesticid (Araneae : Nesticidae) from Sumba, Indonesia
		Nesticella marapu sp n., a blind nesticid (Araneae : Nesticidae) from Sumba, Indonesia
		It has long legs and weak pigmentation but lacks eyes.
		S P. Benjamin, "Nesticella marapu sp n., a blind nesticid (Araneae : Nesticidae) from Sumba, Indonesia" (2004).
	repositories.cdlib.org /postprints/167 (109 words)

	The ecological implications of ancestral religion and reciprocal exchange in a sacred forest in Karendi
		This ethnographic case of an eastern Indonesian society where the traditional religion of Marapu persists sheds light on questions of how local belief systems are part of environmental adaptions.
		the use of sacred resources is restricted by the belief that marapu, the ancestors are guardians of the forest and is enforced by supernatural sanctions.
		The ecological religous processes that are described in this article illustrate that in experimenting with their indigenous religion, Karendi people are simultaenously experimenting with traditional resource managment.
	www.srs.fs.usda.gov /pubs/20112 (434 words)

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		Our stylish collection of moderate juniors clothing is designed by the Mandy Marapu design team in New Orleans, LA. Some merchandise is made in-house and some is proudly and ethically manufactured in Bali, Indonesia.
		Five friends got together to represent and do it up Marapu style in Salt Lake City.
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	Amazon.com: Biographical Objects : How Things Tell the Story of People's Lives: Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
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