The return of the bride : affiliation and alliance on Buru
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1990
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Grimes, Barbara D
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On the island of Burn in the Indonesian province of Maluku certain
social groups, called noro, play a very prominent role in society as do
similar groups in many other societies of eastern Indonesia.1 Every
individual in Buru society belongs to a noro and at any given point in
time he or she can only belong to one noro. The noro an individual
belongs to is the primary source of his or her social identity and
prescribes relationships and interaction with other individuals and groups in society. Because of the significance of these social groups I began
inquiring more about them and soon came to the question which eventually
led to this study and provided a key which opened up a broader
understanding of Buru society: "How is it determined to which noro an
individual belongs?"
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