The Potent Dead - Ancestors, saints and heroes in contemporary Indonesia (Hardcover)

The Potent Dead is a collection of studies by leading scholars of Indonesian culture, history, and anthropology that examines the death practices and rituals of tribal groups in Indonesia. It covers an important area of cultural and social history in Indonesia, with pieces linking the death practices of so-called tribal groups with historical changes in the country, from on-going changes in Islam to the roles of forms of modernity.

General

Imprint:	University of Hawaii Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	March 2002
First published:	2002
Editors:	Henri Chambert-Loir • Anthony Reid
Dimensions:	218 x 150 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	272
ISBN-13:	978-0-8248-2555-3
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General
LSN:	0-8248-2555-1
Barcode:	9780824825553

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