New Insights on Majapahit

Revisiting the Indonesian Imperium

Herry Yogaswara, Sastri Sunarti, Herdiana Hakim (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

395 Seiten

2026
Springer Verlag, Singapore
978-981-95-4566-7 (ISBN)

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This book offers new ways of understanding the past glory of the Majapahit empire from the present-day perspective through re-interpretations of the existing data, research of new data and findings, and syntheses of various results of previous studies. The book informs critical research on Indonesia’s ancient past within the oeuvre of Indonesian Studies, differentiating itself from other studies about Majapahit, which focus much on its glory and create a rather mythical portrayal. The ‘dark’ side of the kingdom that is believed to have laid the foundation for Indonesia’s unity seldom receives a serious attention or adequate exposure - and this book confronts this overlooked aspect. It covers analyses of the Majapahit Kingdom from different viewpoints that include archaeology, art history, philology, politics, postcolonial studies, diplomacy, and literary studies, which as a whole provides new insights about the ancient kingdom. It is a critical text for researchers and students studying the past and how it shapes and leaves its legacies in the present. The book is a timely contribution to the study of Indonesian history, and its role and postcolonial positionality within wider Southeast Asian history.

revisiting the imperium .- to pole pole and kambaq jawa story the representation and reproduction of majapahits presence in west sulawesi.- cosmopolite clay art from majapahit to banten cultural continuity.- the influence of majapahit architectural art and iconography on hindu religious legacy in bali.- kota cina trowulan and the study of ancient indonesian urbanization.- perception of acehnese on the existence of majapahit.- the majapahit narrative in the malay world a study of the historicity of hikayat hang tuah and the formation of malay identity.- angaśraya majapahit in sulawesi.- bureaucracy and religion in bali post the majapahit expedition of the xivxv centuries.- adityawarman and the failure of majapahits diplomacy in minangkabau .- the bubat war reception by sundanese and javanese.- the mandala system in the power relations and hegemony of the majapahit kingdom representation in three javanese manuscripts.- the enigma of majapahit in debate from past to present.- between colonialism orientalism and nationalism the java instituut and the idea of majapahit in the late colonial period.- the depiction of gajah mada in two novels: a comparison of collective recognition in southeast sulawesi and south kalimantan.- the characterization of gajah mada in kakawin gajah mada.- raffles majapahit and wardenaars survey of trowulan in october 1815 the case of the dog that didnt bark in the night.- segaran pool and the distribution of important sites in trowulan: archaeological interpretation and review.- the ancient wells from the majapahit era at the site of trowulan.- traces of majapahit civilization on the northern slope of mount muria.- the reconstruction of the majapahit trail oral story.- the kedungwangi inscription a majapahit period record from lamongan.

Erscheinungsdatum	29.11.2025
Reihe/Serie	Engaging Indonesia
Zusatzinfo	84 Illustrations, color; 7 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort	Singapore
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Archäologie
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
Schlagworte	Colonial Representation of Majapahit • Gajah Mada Representations • indonesian history • Majapahit Artefacts • Majapahit Empire • Majapahit in Javanese Manuscripts • Majapahit Military Expeditions • Majapahit’s Sphere of Influence and Legacy • Oral History of Majapahit • Receptions of Majapahit
ISBN-10	981-95-4566-8 / 9819545668
ISBN-13	978-981-95-4566-7 / 9789819545667
Zustand	Neuware