The Meaning of Spaces in Toraja Traditional House

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10.2991/assehr.k.200529.177How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Tongkonan, space, tarampak, ritual

Abstract

This paper aims to explain the meaning of spaces in Toraja’s traditional house known as Tongkonan. In every society, the spatial codes playing an important role to identify the structural meaning and functions of spaces. Tongkonan consists of three parts; they are the main house, the yard, and the barn. The part that discussed in this study is the yard called tarampak. The choice of tarampak as the source of research data because of its function as the center of ceremonies in Toraja community. The method that is used in this study uses descriptive qualitative. The data analyzed based on Danesi Perron’s analysis of public spaces and sacred spaces. The result of the research shows that speech-utterances in rites are used to give function to space. Each part will be interpreted based on the type of ritual held and the speech that contained in the ritual. A type of space in Toraja society does not settle but can change based on the functions given.

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© 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Sisilia Mangopo
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/05/04
TI  - The Meaning of Spaces in Toraja Traditional House
BT  - Proceedings of the 1st Borobudur International Symposium on Humanities, Economics and Social Sciences (BIS-HESS 2019)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 838
EP  - 841
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.200529.177
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.200529.177
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