The Romance of King Aing Darma
The Romance of King Aing Darma

Author: G W J Drewes

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 1975

Total Pages: 383

ISBN-13: 9004644199

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The tale of King Angling Darma, who understood the language of the birds, is of Indian origin. A relative short story of world-wide distribution, it has grown into a full-scale narrative relating the amorous exploits of this king after a curse by an offended goddess. This narrative forms the subject matter of the kidung Aji Darmi of which the text and translation are presented here. Furthermore this work comprises of i.a. summaries of the hikayat Shah Mardan; similar stories in the Tantri and in the hikayat Bayan Budiman; unpublished redactions of the Serat Angling Darma, including that contained in the Serat Kanda, in the Pustaka Raja by Ranggawarsita and in the wayang madya repertoire. A short chapter deals with the visual representation of some episodes from the tale which occur, for example, in the reliefs of the Candi Jago.

The Java that Never was
The Java that Never was

Author: Hans Antlöv

Publisher: LIT Verlag Münster

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 204

ISBN-13: 9783825865795

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"This book is about how cultures and societies on Java over the past century have been perceived and socially constructed by scholars inside and outside of Indonesia. It is a reflective book; how, on the one hand, academic theories have shaped our view of Java and, on the other hand, how the study of Java has influenced theoretical developments within a number of disciplines, including anthropology, development studies, religious studies, political science, gender studies, and the arts."--BOOK JACKET.

Islam and the Heroic Image
Islam and the Heroic Image

Author: John Renard

Publisher: Mercer University Press

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 374

ISBN-13: 9780865546400

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Throughout the world and over many centuries, the cultures in which Islam has been a major presence have created stories in word and picture to celebrate the men and women who best exemplify each culture's aspirations. This is the story of how those heroic figures have both shaped and been shaped by the religious tradition called Islam.