And the Sun Pursued the Moon: Symbolic Knowledge and Traditional Authority among the Makassar 9780824874575
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Table of contents :
Contents
Acknowledgments
1. Introduction to South Sulawesi
2. Toward an Anthropology of Symbolic Knowledge
3. Androgynous Origins: Traces of Srivijaya in the Java Sea
4. Incestuous Twins and Magical Boats: Traces of Kediri in the Gulf of Bone
5. Noble Transgression and Shipwreck: Traces of Luwu’ in Bira
6. The Sea Prince and the Bamboo Maiden: Traces of Majapahit in South Sulawesi
7. The Sea King and the Emperor: The Gunpowder State of Gowa-Tallo’
8. The Power of the Regalia: Royal Rebellion against the Dutch East India Company
9. The Return of the Kings: The Royal Ancestors under Colonial Rule
10. Knowledge, Power, and Traditional Authority
Notes
References
Index
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