Reimar Schefold
Reimar Schefold (* 1938 in Basel ) is professor emeritus for cultural anthropology and sociology of Indonesia at the University of Leiden . He is the son of the classical archaeologist Karl Schefold and grandson of the well-known ethnologist Karl von den Steinen .
Various field research took him to the Indonesian Mentawai Islands . He spent several years with the Sakuddei people on the island of Siberut and studied their life in the tropical rainforest . He wrote a variety of books, including a. about religious beliefs, traditional culture, songs and headhunting . Another research focus is traditional architecture.
He is chairman of the KITLV / Royal Netherlands Institute for Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies. His special thematic interests are symbolic anthropology, material culture and ethnicity. Reimar Schefold is the author and co-author of numerous books and lives with his family in Amsterdam . He also keeps the estate of his uncle Helmut von den Steinen .
Fonts (selection)
- A paradise under threat. My years with the Sakuddei in Indonesia . Quintus-Verlag, Berlin 2017, ISBN 978-3-945256-91-6 .
- with Peter Homan and others: Indonesia aka kabar? Old traditions - new times. Edu 'Actief, Meppel 1990.
- Lia - the great ritual on the Mentawai Islands (Indonesia). Reimer, Berlin 1988.
- For the soul. In: Wolfgang Frommel : Three meditations. Stichting Castrum Peregrini, Amsterdam 1983.
- Toys for the Soul - Art and Culture of the Mentawai Islands (Indonesia). Catalog of a special exhibition in the Helmhaus Zurich . Museum Rietberg, Zurich 1980.
- with Ueli Nagel and Brigitta Hauser-Schäublin: Be good to your soul: Life in the tropical rain forest: the example of Sakuddei (“Be nice to your soul: life in the tropical rain forest: the example of Sakuddei”). Teaching aid from the WWF teacher service and the Third World school office. WWF Teacher Service, Zurich 1982.
- Attempt to analyze the style of the hanging hooks from the Middle Sepik in New Guinea (= Basel contributions to ethnology . Volume 4). Pharos-Verlag, Basel 1966.
Web links
- Literature by and about Reimar Schefold in the catalog of the German National Library
- Side of the University of Leiden, with picture
- Website of the Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies
Individual evidence
- ↑ Be good to your soul: Living in the tropical rainforest
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schefold, Reimar |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss anthropologist and university professor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1938 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Basel |