Os animais nas cerimônias e rituais tradicionais em Marobo, Timor-Leste: uma contribuição etnozoológica para zooarqueologia

Abstract

This work aims to study cultural mainly about rituals and ceremonies practiced by East-Timor people. Once, these practices were made as a means of consolidating the relationship between the living and the ancestors who share the same space, and the relationship and interaction with nature by rituals. Therefore, this work also aims to understand the importance of animals in the traditional rituals in Timor-Leste by applying ethnozoological information as a tool for future zooarchaeological investigations. In addition, to raise and evaluate the information on the importance of animal represented within the ritual context; Discuss and understand the performance of rituals, pointing out the diversity existing in the cultural context; and finally, to point out the meaning and symbolism of the animals used in traditional house inauguration ceremony according to the animal bones and horns within the house and the symbolism of animal in other rituals practiced in community.