Kinship-adat rivalry and the role of Islam in South Sulawesi

Introduction of kingship among the Bugis and Makassar people of South Sulawesi. Spread of Islam into this region in the sixteenth century. Kingship's tasks in dealing with disputes between communities over land rights, inheritance and other matters of custom and practice (adat). Failure of king...

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Published in:Journal of Southeast Asian studies
Main Author: Andaya, Leonard Y. (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 1984
In: Journal of Southeast Asian studies
Further subjects:B Customary law
B Islam
B Indonesia Sulawesi Selatan Monarchy History Islam Customary law Cultural anthropology Adatrecht
B Cultural anthropology
B Monarchy
B History
B Indonesia
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Summary:Introduction of kingship among the Bugis and Makassar people of South Sulawesi. Spread of Islam into this region in the sixteenth century. Kingship's tasks in dealing with disputes between communities over land rights, inheritance and other matters of custom and practice (adat). Failure of kingship and the Islamic administrative bureaucracy to replace the authority of the traditional structure based on the adat. Abolition of kingship in South Sulawesi in 1952. (DÜI-Sen)
ISSN:0022-4634
Contains:In: Journal of Southeast Asian studies