Abstract
The Maanyan of Haringen in Central Kalimantan have been persistent on carrying out secondary treatment for their burial custom. This activity is believed to have been practiced since prehistoric. Presently, the majority of the Haringen community is Christian; however, the performance of the living tradition indicate a remarkable outlook of tolerance -a manifestation of their traditional value system, the Paju Sepuluh, which emphasizes on the completion of human life and its environmental conformity. This suggests a form of appreciation regarding the subsistence of new cultural values that motivate inter-cultural adjustments. The very existence of the secondary burial tradition is the concept of the Haringen community, which is used indirectly as means to prevent threats against present intense nation disintegration.
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Published in: Sulistyanto et.al. (eds.). Naditira Widya. Archaeological Bulletin. Banjarbaru: Centre for Archaeology, Banjarmasin. Special Edition No. 6, June 2001: 53-69. ISSN 1410-0932.
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