Gibson, Thomas, 1956-

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.

0824828658 (hardcover : alk. paper) RM196.04


Makasar (Indonesian people)--Science
Makasar (Indonesian people)--Folklore
Makasar (Indonesian people)--Kings and rulers
Mythology, Indonesian--Indonesia--Makassar
Philosophy, Indonesian--Indonesia--Makassar
Ethnoscience--Indonesia--Makassar


Makassar (Indonesia)--Social life and customs