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Item specifics
- Condition
- Book Title
- The Bugis
- Publication Date
- 1997-01-23
- Pages
- 408
- ISBN
- 9780631172314
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
ISBN-10
0631172319
ISBN-13
9780631172314
eBay Product ID (ePID)
827927
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
408 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Bugis
Publication Year
1997
Subject
Australia & New Zealand
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
History
Series
The Peoples of South-East Asia and the Pacific Ser.
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
27.1 Oz
Item Length
9.8 in
Item Width
7.9 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
95-042827
Reviews
"The book would make an excellent text for undergraduate courses on the history and cultures of Insular Southeast Asia." Crossroads
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
20
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
959.8/4
Table Of Content
Foreword. Introduction. Part I: The Shaping of Identity: from Origins to the Classical Age: . 1. Evidence and Source Material. 2. Early South Sulawesi and its Surrounding World. 3. Early Civilization. 4. The Rise of the Kingdoms. 5. Contests of Powers and Faiths. Part II: Society and Culture: Lasting Aspects and Modern Transformation: . 6. Society. 7. Spiritual and Mental Life. 8. Material Culture and Economic Activity. 9. The Modern World. Conclusion.
Synopsis
The Bugis, who number about three million, live for the most part in the Indonesian province of South Sulawesi: they are among the most fascinating peoples of maritime Southeast Asia, and the least known. Their image in legend and modern fiction is of bold navigators, fierce pirates and cruel slave traders, but most are in fact farmers, planters and fishermen. Although they are an Islamic people, they maintain such pre-Islamic relics as transvestite pagan priests and shamans. Their colorful nobility claims descent from the ancient gods, yet owes its power to social consensus. This book is the first to describe the history of the Bugis. It ranges from their origins 40,000 years ago to the present and provides a complete picture of contemporary Bugis society. It is based on the authors extensive field research over the last 30 years, on oral tradition, written epics and chronicles, on travellers tales from the sixteenth to the nineteenth centuries, and on the latest research by Western and Asian scholars in the fields of archaeology, history, linguistics and anthropology. The author reveals the brilliance of Bugis civilization in all its exotic and extraordinary manifestations, and its survival through Dutch colonization, Japanese invasion and the incursions of modernity. This is a work of outstanding scholarship, interest and originality., The Bugis, who number about three million, live for the most part in the Indonesian province of South Sulawesi: they are among the most fascinating peoples of maritime Southeast Asia, and the least known. Their image in legend and modern fiction is of bold navigators, fierce pirates and cruel slave traders, but most are in fact farmers, planters and fishermen. Although they are an Islamic people, they maintain such pre-Islamic relics as transvestite pagan priests and shamans. Their colorful nobility claims descent from the ancient gods, yet owes its power to social consensus. This book is the first to describe the history of the Bugis. It ranges from their origins 40,000 years ago to the present and provides a complete picture of contemporary Bugis society. It is based on the author's extensive field research over the last 30 years, on oral tradition, written epics and chronicles, on travellers' tales from the sixteenth to the nineteenth centuries, and on the latest research by Western and Asian scholars in the fields of archaeology, history, linguistics and anthropology. The author reveals the brilliance of Bugis civilization in all its exotic and extraordinary manifestations, and its survival through Dutch colonization, Japanese invasion and the incursions of modernity. This is a work of outstanding scholarship, interest and originality., This book is the first to describe the history of the Bugis. It ranges from their origins 40,000 years ago to the present and provides a complete picture of contemporary Bugis society. It is based on the Author's extensive field research over the last thirty years, on oral tradition, written epics and chronicles, on travelers' tales from the sixteenth to the nineteenth centuries, and on the latest research by Western and Asian scholars in the fields of archaeology, history, linguistics and anthropology., The first account in English of this ancient people. Of interest to anthropologists, historians, geographers and orientalists. Based on over 30 years of first-hand research. The first account in English of this ancient people. Of interest to anthropologists, historians, geographers and orientalists.
LC Classification Number
DS632.B85P45 1996
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