The Legend of Lamòling: Unwritten Memories and Diachronic Toponymy through the Lens of an Abui Myth

This paper reconstructs a number of Abui (Papuan) place names and micro-toponyms from the coastal area of Alor (South-East Indonesia) through the analysis of a legend centered on two gods from the Abui traditional religion, ending with the replacement of the first deity with the second one. The myth...

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Main Authors: Perono Cacciafoco, Francesco, Cavallaro, Francesco
Other Authors: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2017
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/80757
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/42444
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
Language: English