The litany of "The world's beginning": A Hindu-Javanese purification text
The world's beginning
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
1990
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Journal of Southeast Asian studies
Year: 1990, Volume: 21, Issue: 2, Pages: 287-328 |
| Further subjects: | B
Literature
B Minority B Religion B Hinduism B Cult B History B Hindus B Culture B Ethnic group B Teaching B Indonesia |
| Summary: | The world's beginning The Tengger Javanese are an ethnic Javanese people who live in the rugged uplands surrounding Mount Bromo in eastern Java. Tengger are the only Javanese to maintain an explicitly non-Islamic, Hindu tradition dating from Majapanit times. The Tengger litany of "The World's Beginning" shows an astonishing similarity to a Balinese exorcism prayer of the same name. The author discusses the form and meaning of the litany, its role in Tengger ritual and its significance for understanding Javanese history. (DÜI-Sen) |
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| ISSN: | 0022-4634 |
| Contains: | In: Journal of Southeast Asian studies
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