During the recent holiday, for several days I, my sister, and my mother went on a journey to my mother’s ancestral village in Tarutung, North Sumatra, Indonesia. We had been planning to see our ancestors’ burial ground as my mother’s clan had preformed a “Mangongkal Holi”.
Posts Tagged ‘Anthropology’
Fenomena Penyakit Kuru
In Anthropology, Medical Sciences, Psychology, Social Problems on May 16, 2009 at 9:36 pm
Apakah Anda pernah mendengar penyakit kuru? Mungkin hanya sedikit dari Anda yang mengetahui istilah kuru ini. Namun untuk istilah kanibalisme sebagian besar dari Anda pasti setidaknya pernah mendengar. Kanibalisme merupakan sebuah fenomena di mana satu makhluk hidup makan makhluk sejenis lainnya, misalkan anjing yang makan anjing atau manusia yang makan manusia. Kadang-kadang fenomena ini disebut anthropophagus (Bahasa Yunani anthrôpos: manusia dan phagein: makan). Seperti cerita pendek yang telah saya tulis sebelumnya mengenai prion, penyakit kuru ini memang berkaitan erat dengan prion. Jika Anda penasaran dengan penyakit kuru ini, silahkan bergabung dengan saya dalam penelusuran fenomena penyakit kuru ini sekarang!
The Kuru Desease Phenomenon
In Anthropology, Medical Sciences, Psychology, Social Problems on May 16, 2009 at 9:27 pm
Have you ever heard the kuru desease? Only a few of you have ever heard of it. However, more have heard of cannibalism.Cannibalism is a phenomenon where an animal eats another member of the same species, for example: the dog eats the other dog or the people eats the other people. Sometimes this phenomenon is said anthropophagus (From the Greek anthrôpos: people and phagein: eat). As the short story that I had written about prion before, the kuru desease certainly related to the prion. If you are anxious to find out this kuru desease, now please join me in the kuru desease phenomenon investigation!
Itu Kuda Lumping, Kuda Lumping, Kuda Lumping Lompat-Lompatan
In Anthropology, Medical Sciences, Psychology, Social Problems on January 27, 2009 at 3:01 pm
Jika Anda penggemar lagu-lagu Rhoma Irama, Anda pasti tahu bahwa judul di atas adalah satu bait cuplikan lagu dangdut Rhoma Irama. Baiklah memang saat ini saya akan membahas salah satu kebudayaan Indonesia yang telah ada sejak zaman dahulu kala bukan hanya dari sudut pandang kebudayaannya, tetapi juga dari sisi medis, psikologi, dan masalah sosial yang tampak.
It’s The Kuda Lumping, Kuda Lumping, Kuda Lumping is Jumping
In Anthropology, Medical Sciences, Psychology, Social Problems on January 27, 2009 at 2:49 pm
In this time I will talk about a famous part of Indonesian culture, namely Kuda Lumping. I will discuss the Kuda Lumping from many points of view, not only from the perspective of culture, but also from the medical, psychology, and social perspective.
Berbangsa Satu, Bangsa Indonesia
In Anthropology on November 10, 2008 at 11:48 am
Tanggal 28 Oktober merupakan hari bersejarah bagi bangsa Indonesia karena 80 tahun yang lalu para pemuda Indonesia telah mengikrarkan suatu sumpah yang dikenal dengan istilah Sumpah Pemuda. Para pemuda merasakan pentingnya menjalin persatuan dan kesatuan di antara kalangan Indonesia. Baiklah kali ini saya akan membahas salah satu isi Sumpah Pemuda, yaitu: “Kami bangsa Indonesia mengaku berbangsa satu, bangsa Indonesia.”
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In One Nation, Indonesia
In Anthropology on November 9, 2008 at 1:57 pmOctober, 28th is a historical day for Indonesia because 80 years ago, the Indonesia young generations had declared a pledge known as The Sumpah Pemuda (Youth Pledge). In Indonesia, earlier generations believed that the Pledge is important to strengthen Indonesian unity. Today, I’ll just talk about one statement of The Youth Pledge: “We, the sons and daughters of Indonesia, acknowledge one nation, the nation of Indonesia.”
The Sumpah Pemuda (Youth Pledge) Text
