A change in the forest: Myth and history in West Java

After narrating a story how, when the Islamic forces conquered Pakuan, the capital of the Sudanese Kingdom of Pajajaran (in West Java), its ruler, Prabu Siliwangi, became a "hiang" (ancestral spirit of god), the author examines this story, a myth, about the transition from Vaismava (Hindu)...

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Auteur principal: Wessing, Robert (Auteur)
Type de support: Imprimé Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Cambridge Univ. Press 1993
Dans: Journal of Southeast Asian studies
Année: 1993, Volume: 24, Numéro: 1, Pages: 1-17
Sujets non-standardisés:B Islam
B Histoire
B Hindouisme
B Indonesien
B Mythologie
B Monarchie
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Résumé:After narrating a story how, when the Islamic forces conquered Pakuan, the capital of the Sudanese Kingdom of Pajajaran (in West Java), its ruler, Prabu Siliwangi, became a "hiang" (ancestral spirit of god), the author examines this story, a myth, about the transition from Vaismava (Hindu) hegemony to Muslim rule in Western Java. He points out how mythical and historical persons and events tend to merge into each other in this story. (DÜI-Sen)
ISSN:0022-4634
Contient:In: Journal of Southeast Asian studies