Customary governance in post-independence Timor-Leste spirit ecologies of the house Andrew McWilliam, Lisa Palmer with Quintiliano Mok, Jorge Lopes, Balthasar Kehi, Susanna Barnes, Josh Trindade

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McWilliam, Andrew, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Customary law--Timor-Leste.

Customary law.

Timor-Leste--Social life and customs.

Timor-Leste.

Timor-Leste--Social conditions.

Timor-Leste--Politics and government.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Leiden Leiden University Press 2026

Summary:

Drawing on comparative studies, this book examines the role of custom and its intergenerational legacies in the development of sustainable social and environmental governance policies in Timor-Leste

Contents:

Frontmatter Table of Contents List of Figures Contributors Chapter 1. Spirit Ecologies of the House : Customary Governance in Post-independence Timor-Leste Chapter 2. Fataluku Ritual Houses: Status, Relation, and Renewal Chapter 3. Waima'a House Cultures: Emergence, Connection, Reconstruction Chapter 4. Mambai Houses and Ritual Centres Chapter 5. [Re]constituting the Ritual Domain of Ina Ama Beli Daralai Babulu Mane Hitu Chapter 6. Houses of Koba Lima: Unity and Division Chapter 7. Tara Bandu and Customary Governance in Post-independence Timor-Leste Chapter 8. Ambivalent 'Indigeneities' in Timor-Leste : Between the Customary and National Governance of Resources Chapter 9. Afterword: Negotiating Tradition and Modernity Index

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Print version

ISBN:

9789400605664

9400605668

9789400605114

9400605110

OCLC:

1570339575

Publisher Number:

CIPO000330514

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