Breath Becomes the Wind: Old and New in Karo Religion

by Simon Rae

Who are the Karo? They are the people of the highlands of North Sumatra. In a little over one lifetime they have experienced colonial occupation, invasion by the Japanese, revolution, and the emergence of the modern Republic of Indonesia.
In this study of Karo religion, Simon Rae shows how it has expressed Karo identity, how the people have responded to change, and how close are the ties that bind them to their land.

318 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1995

About the author

Simon Rae is a British poet, broadcaster, biographer and playwright who runs the Top Edge Productions theatre company. He won the Poetry Society's National Poetry Competition in 1999 and has also been awarded an Eric Gregory Award and a Southern Arts Literature Bursary and held Royal Literary Fund fellowships at Oxford Brookes and Warwick Universities. His play Grass won a Fringe Highlight award in 2002.