The Relevance of Islamic Law to Ritual Communication in the Bakebam Tradition in Kambang, Lengayang District, Pesisir Selatan Regency, West Sumatra
The Bakebam tradition of Kambang, Lengayang, Pesisir Selatan, offers an important case for examining how Minangkabau family customs communicate kinship obligations alongside Islamic norms. The source manuscript describes a modest gathering organised by the paternal kin group, or bako, for a child with the agreement of...