MELAWAT MOLLO MELAWAT PAH METO

“Encountering Mollo in particular, and Timor in general—even if only for a brief moment—made me realize that I was facing not merely a cultural system. Mollo is a civilization as complex as Javanese or Bugis culture. It possesses its own cosmogony, a unique philosophy, a distinct religion, a language capable of representing its intricate ideas, as well as its own social organization and technology. As a complete cultural structure, Mollo/Timor actually has no need for modernity or Christianity. If anything, both should adapt themselves to Timor/Mollo as the host.”

Royyan Julian