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Kastom is a pidgin word (Bislama/Tok Pisin) used to refer to traditional culture, including religion, economics, art and magic in Melanesia. The term is the generally accepted term in anthropology to describe such phenomena as well as the common and lay term used in everyday language. The word derives from the Australian English pronunciation of 'custom' but crosses meanings that incorporate: * Convention (norm) * Custom (law) or customary law * Norm (sociology) and * Tradition It is consistent in spelling across most of the many variations in pidgin and pisin across the region.

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  • Kastom is a pidgin word (Bislama/Tok Pisin) used to refer to traditional culture, including religion, economics, art and magic in Melanesia. The term is the generally accepted term in anthropology to describe such phenomena as well as the common and lay term used in everyday language. The word derives from the Australian English pronunciation of 'custom' but crosses meanings that incorporate: * Convention (norm) * Custom (law) or customary law * Norm (sociology) and * Tradition It is consistent in spelling across most of the many variations in pidgin and pisin across the region. Kastom is mostly not written, only passed down through teachings and stories. It is concentrated through: * Kastom House - sites where objects and rituals are stored. * Kastom stories - myths, legends and communal histories. * ritual objects - objects of special power, significance and symbolism. The use of the word is slightly different in the different countries and cultures of Melanesia. There are designated Kastom villages in Vanuatu which are open to tourists, dedicated to preserving Kastom. (en)
  • Kastom è una parola pidgin (bislama/tok pisin) usata da alcune popolazioni indigene della Melanesia per indicare la propria cultura tradizionale, comprendendo la religione, l'economia, l'arte, la magia e in generale gli usi e i costumi. Il termine è sia quello generalmente accettato in antropologia nel suo significato originario, sia la parola usata nella lingua di tutti i giorni dagli indigeni. La parola deriva dalla pronuncia in inglese australiano della parola inglese custom, ma include vari significati, tra cui quelli di: * consuetudine (in inglese custom) * norma sociale * convenzione * tradizione La sua pronuncia è abbastanza uniforme, ma il significato può variare leggermente attraverso le varie culture e i vari Paesi della Melanesia. Il Kastom vive soprattutto in forma non scritta, tramandandosi oralmente attraverso storie ed insegnamenti. Si preserva attraverso: * oggetti rituali, cioè manufatti di grande potere, significato o valore simbolico; * case Kastom, ovvero siti dove gli oggetti rituali vengono conservati; * storie Kastom, che sono i miti e le leggende comuni. (it)
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  • Kastom is a pidgin word (Bislama/Tok Pisin) used to refer to traditional culture, including religion, economics, art and magic in Melanesia. The term is the generally accepted term in anthropology to describe such phenomena as well as the common and lay term used in everyday language. The word derives from the Australian English pronunciation of 'custom' but crosses meanings that incorporate: * Convention (norm) * Custom (law) or customary law * Norm (sociology) and * Tradition It is consistent in spelling across most of the many variations in pidgin and pisin across the region. (en)
  • Kastom è una parola pidgin (bislama/tok pisin) usata da alcune popolazioni indigene della Melanesia per indicare la propria cultura tradizionale, comprendendo la religione, l'economia, l'arte, la magia e in generale gli usi e i costumi. Il termine è sia quello generalmente accettato in antropologia nel suo significato originario, sia la parola usata nella lingua di tutti i giorni dagli indigeni. La parola deriva dalla pronuncia in inglese australiano della parola inglese custom, ma include vari significati, tra cui quelli di: (it)
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