Gunungistoli, (Analisa)
Pulau Nias sudah selayaknya menjadi satu provinsi, karena melihat situasi dan kondisi letak Pulau Nias jauh dari pada kabupaten lain di daratan Sumatera. Satu-satunya jalan harus melalui laut dengan berlayar. (more…)
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Resepsi Pernikahan dan Baptisan Anak Jemaat BNKP Distrik Batam
Tuesday, April 17th, 2007Batam (Yaahowu)
Resepsi Pernikahan
Di Batam telah terlaksana resepsi pernikahan antara kedua mempelai Otniel Otieli Harefa dengan Dema Nonsi Efiana Sihombing pada tanggal 14 April 2007 Pukul 13.10 Wib di tempat Boulevard blok E no.2 pulau batam. Acara di mulai dengan sapaaan bahasa Nias “Yaahowu” dan dalam bahasa Batak “Horas” oleh MC Bapak Yason Larosa. Fangowai ira tome (penyambutan tamu menurut adat Nias) disampaikan oleh Bapak Peringatan Zebua bersama dengan ibu. (more…)
Eduard Fries and Early Christian Missionary Work: An Interview with Dr. Mai Lin Tjoa-Bonatz
Tuesday, April 17th, 2007
In this interview, Dr Mai Lin Tjoa-Bonatz shares some of her research on Eduard Fries’ life and activities and also on early Christian missionary work in Nias. Dr Tjoa-Bonatz was born in Frankfurt, Germany, obtained her MA degree in Art History, Archaeology and Southeast Asian Studies in Frankfurt in 1994 and Ph.D. with the research titled: “Shophouses in Penang, Malaysia†at the Technical University of Darmstadt in 2001. On Eduard Fries, she contributed the Chapter: “Idols and Art: Missionary Attitudes toward Indigenous Worship and the Material Culture on Nias†to the forthcoming Book: “Casting Faiths: Imperialism, Technology and the Transformation of Religion in East and Southeast Asia, edited by Thomas David Dubois. (eh) (more…)
