| The Guritan of Radin Suane Contributor(s): Collins, William (Author) |
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ISBN: 9067181153 ISBN-13: 9789067181150 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $65.55 Product Type: Hardcover Published: January 1998 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Folklore & Mythology - Literary Criticism |
| Dewey: 398.209 |
| LCCN: 98192396 |
| Series: Biblioteca Indonesica |
| Physical Information: 548 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This study presents the text and translation of an oral epic, or guritan, relating the exploits of Radin Suane, which was recorded during anthropological fieldwork among the Besemah, in the remote highlands of South Sumatra. Documentation of an epic in Besemah, a little known Sumatran-Malay language, will be useful for comparative purposes to specialists in Malaysian and Indonesian languages and literatures. This work is also intended to serve students of ethnography, folklore and oral poetry, as well as general readers who may not be familiar with Sumatran culture. Accordingly, an extensive commentary has been provided to give a cultural context for understanding this epic. |