Author Question: What was the purpose of the music in Gendang keteng-keteng? What will be an ideal ... (Read 15 times)

burton19126 · **on:** Jul 25, 2018

What was the purpose of the music in Gendang keteng-keteng?

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Discuss the religious practices of the Batak people of North Sumatra.

What will be an ideal response?

amcvicar · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 25, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Music to accompany a blessing ceremony, a purifying ritual to bring harmony with the spirit world and a new business.

Answer to Question 2

While the Batak people have largely converted to Protestant Christianity or to Islam, many Batak Christians adhere to beliefs and ritual practices that predate the coming of Christianity.