Soul Catcher
Java's Fiery Prince Mangkunagara I, 1726-1795
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2018
Nus Press (Verlag)
9789814722841 (ISBN)
Nus Press (Verlag)
9789814722841 (ISBN)
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Employs an extraordinary range of sources in Dutch and Javanese to bring the life of a key figure in Javanese history to life, illuminating our understanding of Java's devastating civil war of the mid-18th century.
Mangkunagara I (1726-95) was one of the most flamboyant figures of 18th-century Java.
A charismatic rebel from 1740 to 1757 and one of the foremost military commanders of his age, he won the loyalty of many followers. He was also a devout Muslim of the Mystic Synthesis style, a devotee of Javanese culture and a lover of beautiful women and Dutch gin. His enemies — the Surakarta court, his uncle the rebel and later Sultan Mangkubumi of Yogyakarta and the Dutch East India Company — were unable to subdue him, even when they united against him.
In 1757, he settled as a semi-independent prince in Surakarta, pursuing his objective of as much independence as possible by means other than war, a frustrating time for a man who was a fighter to his fingertips. Professor Ricklefs here employs an extraordinary range of sources in Dutch and Javanese — among them Mangkunagara I's voluminous autobiographical account of his years at war, the earliest autobiography in Javanese so far known — to bring this important figure to life. As he does so, our understanding of Java's devastating civil war of the mid-18th century is transformed and much light is shed on Islam and culture in Java.
Mangkunagara I (1726-95) was one of the most flamboyant figures of 18th-century Java.
A charismatic rebel from 1740 to 1757 and one of the foremost military commanders of his age, he won the loyalty of many followers. He was also a devout Muslim of the Mystic Synthesis style, a devotee of Javanese culture and a lover of beautiful women and Dutch gin. His enemies — the Surakarta court, his uncle the rebel and later Sultan Mangkubumi of Yogyakarta and the Dutch East India Company — were unable to subdue him, even when they united against him.
In 1757, he settled as a semi-independent prince in Surakarta, pursuing his objective of as much independence as possible by means other than war, a frustrating time for a man who was a fighter to his fingertips. Professor Ricklefs here employs an extraordinary range of sources in Dutch and Javanese — among them Mangkunagara I's voluminous autobiographical account of his years at war, the earliest autobiography in Javanese so far known — to bring this important figure to life. As he does so, our understanding of Java's devastating civil war of the mid-18th century is transformed and much light is shed on Islam and culture in Java.
is among the foremost historians of Indonesia, with a particular focus on the history of the Javanese from the coming of Islam to the present day.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 19.09.2019 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | ASAA Southeast Asian Publications Series |
| Verlagsort | Singapore |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 690 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| ISBN-13 | 9789814722841 / 9789814722841 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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