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“Silallo Tessirapi’: Indigenous idea on pluralism” |
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Jakarta Post, Arizona, Fri 4 Dec 2009, Opinion
Samsul Maarif discusses the philosophy behind the ‘silallo tessirapi’ phrase of the Ammatoa indigenous peoples in South Sulawesi. The phrase ‘essentially means that everyone at the same time has both a surplus and a deficit in terms of materials, skill and knowledge’. This principle of equality allows for critical debate among village leaders and villagers and, by viewing religious practice as an individual commitment, helps to maintain a pluralistic attitude toward religious ideas and practices.
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/12/04/silallo-tessirapi039-indigenous-idea-pluralism.html
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