A fragile nation : the Indonesian crisis /
Lee, Khoon Choy, 1924-
A fragile nation : the Indonesian crisis / Lee Khoon Choy. - viii, 436 pages, 46 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Includes index.
Introduction -- Why Suharto Fell -- The Javanese No Temper, No Emotion -- Javanese Mysticism -- The wayang -- Kraton culture -- The Gajah Mada's kris -- Semar-The guardian spirit of Java -- Kebatinan-A new trend in the spiritual horizon -- The Joyoboyo predictions of the arrival of Ratu Adil -- Lara Kidul and other Javanese legends -- The Sundanese Pioneers of Islam in Java -- The Buduis The Isolationists -- The Tenggerese The Staunch Hindu Devotees -- The Madurese The Eternal Fire -- The Balineses Face Death with a Smile -- The Timorese A People Betrayed -- The Chinese Target of Economic Jealousy -- The Minangkabau The Shrewd Gypsies of Indonesia -- The Bataka Ferocity and Cannibalism -- The Acehnese The Eastern Gateway to Mecca -- The Orang Melayu (The Malays) Phoenicians of the East -- The Bugis and Makassarese Cape of the Infamous Ones -- The Torajans Land of the Kings -- The Ambonese The Black Dutch -- The Bandanese Victims of Nutmeg Massacre -- The Irianese-Dhanis and Biaks Living in the Stone Age -- The Dayaks The Head-hunters.
9810240031 9789810240035
99034706
Ethnology--Indonesia
Indonesia--Social life and customs
Indonesia--Politics and government--1966-1998
DS631. / L42 1999
959.8039
A fragile nation : the Indonesian crisis / Lee Khoon Choy. - viii, 436 pages, 46 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Includes index.
Introduction -- Why Suharto Fell -- The Javanese No Temper, No Emotion -- Javanese Mysticism -- The wayang -- Kraton culture -- The Gajah Mada's kris -- Semar-The guardian spirit of Java -- Kebatinan-A new trend in the spiritual horizon -- The Joyoboyo predictions of the arrival of Ratu Adil -- Lara Kidul and other Javanese legends -- The Sundanese Pioneers of Islam in Java -- The Buduis The Isolationists -- The Tenggerese The Staunch Hindu Devotees -- The Madurese The Eternal Fire -- The Balineses Face Death with a Smile -- The Timorese A People Betrayed -- The Chinese Target of Economic Jealousy -- The Minangkabau The Shrewd Gypsies of Indonesia -- The Bataka Ferocity and Cannibalism -- The Acehnese The Eastern Gateway to Mecca -- The Orang Melayu (The Malays) Phoenicians of the East -- The Bugis and Makassarese Cape of the Infamous Ones -- The Torajans Land of the Kings -- The Ambonese The Black Dutch -- The Bandanese Victims of Nutmeg Massacre -- The Irianese-Dhanis and Biaks Living in the Stone Age -- The Dayaks The Head-hunters.
9810240031 9789810240035
99034706
Ethnology--Indonesia
Indonesia--Social life and customs
Indonesia--Politics and government--1966-1998
DS631. / L42 1999
959.8039