Rose, Michael (2020), Indigenous Spirits and Global Aspirations in a Southeast Asian Borderland*

Abstract

This book is a compilation of different stories that explore a common theme: the complex relation between the meto (the indigenous/familiar) and the kase (foreign) modes of life in the enclave of Oecussi, Timor-Leste. Written by anthropologist Michael Rose, the book draws on the author’s experience in the region initially as a United Nations (UN) advisor and later on as a researcher. The meto/kase relationship is discussed in the context of different dynamics at play in the highlands and low...