And the sun pursued the moon : symbolic knowledge and traditional authority among the Makassar /
Thomas Gibson
- Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press, 2005
- xi, 262 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction to south Sulawesi -- Toward an anthropology of symbolic knowledge -- Androgynous origins : traces of Srivijaya in the Java Sea -- Incestuous twins and magical boats : traces of Kediri in the Gulf of Bone -- Noble transgression and shipwreck : traces of Luwu' in Bira -- The sea prince and the bamboo maiden : traces of Majapahit in south Sulawesi -- The sea king and the emperor : the gunpowder state of Gowa-Tallo' -- The power of the regalia : royal rebellion against the Voc -- The return of the kings : the royal ancestors under colonial rule -- Knowledge, power, and traditional authority.