A change in the forest: myth and history in West Java.

From: Journal of Southeast Asian Studies | Date: March 1, 1993| Author: Wessing, Robert | Copyright information

This paper analyses a myth about the transition from Vaisnava hegemony to Muslim rule in West Java. It analyses the various contexts in which these events took place and traces the careers of both the mythical and historical persons involved, showing how these tend to merge into each other and how, by reference to the shamanistic background of both the Hindu and the Muslim ruler, the transition between these two eras is successful bridged and made understandable.

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