betafoとは 意味・読み方・使い方

Betafo ("many roofs") refers to (1) a town and surrounding district in Vakinankaratra Region, Madagascar, and (b) a village in the district of Arivonimamo, in Itasy Region. The village's inhabitants are said to be divided between descendants of andriana ("nobles') and descendants of former slaves ("olona mainty"). This aspect was the subject of a study by anthropologist David Graeber. His book, "Lost People: Magic and the Legacy of Slavery in Madagascar" contains a detailed recounting of the village's oral traditions, full of stories of scandalous murders, magical battles, forbidden romances, and spiteful ancestors sending fires and hailstorms from their tombs.