The Bugis

Author:Christian Pelras

Summary:aeo The first account in English of this ancient people. aeo Of interest to anthropologists, historians, geographers and orientalists. aeo Based on over 30 years of first--hand research. aeo The first account in English of this ancient people. aeo Of interest to anthropologists, historians, geographers and orientalists.

Print Book, English, 1996

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Publisher: Blackwell Publishers, Oxford, OX, UK, 1996

Series:

Peoples of South-East Asia and the Pacific

Genre:History

Physical Description:xiii, 386 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

ISBN:

9780631172314, 0631172319

OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:33207980

Subjects:

Bugis (Malay people) History

Bugis (Malay people) Social life and customs

Bugis (Peuple d'Asie du Sud-Est) Histoire

Bugis (Peuple d'Asie du Sud-Est) Mœurs et coutumes

Bugis (peuple d'Indonésie) Histoire

Bugis (peuple d'Indonésie) Moeurs et coutumes

Célèbes (Indonésie) Civilisation

Célèbes (Indonésie) Moeurs et coutumes

Ethnologie

Ethnologie Indonésie Célèbes (Indonésie)

History

antropologi

sulawesi

Contents:

Foreword. Introduction. Part I: The Shaping of Identity: from Origins to the Classical Age:. 1. Evidence and Source Material. 2. Early South Sulawesi and its Surrounding World. 3. Early Civilization. 4. The Rise of the Kingdoms. 5. Contests of Powers and Faiths. Part II: Society and Culture: Lasting Aspects and Modern Transformation: . 6. Society. 7. Spiritual and Mental Life. 8. Material Culture and Economic Activity. 9. The Modern World. Conclusion.