The Precarious Past in Premodern Java

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<p>A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press's Open Access publishing program. Visit [...] to learn more.</p>The practice of history in premodern Java was profoundly influenced by precarious conditions of textual production and preservation: fragile manuscripts perished in the tropical environment, archival records were scattered far afield, and historical memories faded over many generations. In this book, Wayan Jarrah Sastrawan examines how Javanese societies between the fifth and fifteenth centuries CE responded with distinctive strategies to record and transmit knowledge of the past.<p>Drawing on sources in Javanese, Sanskrit, Malay, and related languages from the Indonesian archipelago, Sastrawan provides a detailed account of diverse forms of history making in premodern Java, reconstructing a dynamic culture in which written and nonwritten modes of transmission coexisted and intersected. By situating these practices within broader discussions of global historiography, this book challenges modern assumptions about what counts as "history" and illuminates how societies have developed different ways of preserving and remembering the past.</p>

Artikeldetails

EAN

9780520422773

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Taschenbuch

Maße

223 x 150 x 12 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2026

Verlag / Hersteller

University of California Press