The Fehan Matrilineal Society of Timor-Leste, East Timor

Did you know a tiny matrilineal society called Fehan exists in Timor-Leste (East Timor)? This small matriarchal society has existed for around 5,000 thousand years, but no one knows about its existence on Earth. In this society, women are responsible for all family relationships and control the family's property. All family matters revolve around the lineage of the mother.

This insightful book explores Fehan's matrilineal society in Suai Covalima, Timor-Leste (East Timor). It contains everything you need to know about the Fehan matrilineal society, from the origins to history, the kinship system such as marriage, family relationships, and inheritance, from clans' Uma Lulik (sacred house) to rituals and traditional beliefs (superstitions), subsistence living, traditional dancing, legends and myths. Moreover, you will discover traditional childbirth called Hatuka Ahi, which means the mother and the baby must sit by the fire for four weeks. The book includes a wealth of splendid photographs of the Fehan people in Suai Covalima, Timor-Leste. Whether you are an anthropologist, a student of anthropology or simply curious about discovering other cultures, this simple book is an essential read.

The primary aim of this book is to provide a written record of the matrilineal Fehan people of Suai Covalima, Timor-Leste (East Timor). No one has ever written about the matrilineal Fehan people of Suai Covalima, and this book is the first ever written documentation of their matrilineal society. Since the Fehan people's ancestors arrived in Suai Covalima around three thousand years ago, the oral tradition has been the only method of transmitting and preserving their culture and traditions. This oral tradition is still in use today, and we have documented most of it in this book to help preserve the culture for current and future generations.