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And the Sun Pursued the Moon: Symbolic Knowledge and Traditional Authority Among the Makassar
Thomas Gibson
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Hardcover. From 600 to 1600 CE, the Java Sea was dominated by a ring of maritime kingdoms engaged in long-distance raiding, trading, and marriage alliances with one another. This work explores the economic, political, and symbolic processes by which early Makassar communities were incorporated into this regional system. Num Pages: 288 pages, 24 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMN; 3F; 3H; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 168 x 24. Weight in Grams: 540.
Over the course of a thousand years, from 600 to 1600 CE, the Java Sea was dominated by a ring of maritime kingdoms whose rulers engaged in long-distance raiding, trading, and marriage alliances with one another. And the Sun Pursued the Moon explores the economic, political, and symbolic processes by which early Makassar communities were incorporated into this regional system. As successive empires like Srivijaya, Kediri, Majapahit, and Melaka gained hegemony over the region, they introduced different models of kingship in peripheral areas like the Makassar coast of South Sulawesi. As each successive model of royal power gained currency, it ... Read more
Over the course of a thousand years, from 600 to 1600 CE, the Java Sea was dominated by a ring of maritime kingdoms whose rulers engaged in long-distance raiding, trading, and marriage alliances with one another. And the Sun Pursued the Moon explores the economic, political, and symbolic processes by which early Makassar communities were incorporated into this regional system. As successive empires like Srivijaya, Kediri, Majapahit, and Melaka gained hegemony over the region, they introduced different models of kingship in peripheral areas like the Makassar coast of South Sulawesi. As each successive model of royal power gained currency, it ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Hawaii Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Honolulu, HI, United States
ISBN
9780824828653
SKU
V9780824828653
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