From cosmogony to exorcism in a javavese genesis: the spilt seed
Auteur :
Headley, Stephen C.
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press
ISBN :
9780198234234
Date de publication :
1 févr. 2001
Dimensions :
24,3 x 16,3 x 1,9 cm
Poids :
599 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Stephen Headley translates and studies a Javanese ritual and myth, the birth of the man-eating demon, Kala. He shows that this genesis myth, with its movement from cosmogony to exorcism, constitutes the basis of networks of circulating values in contemporary Javanese society.