Reconstructing the Tengger calendar
The survival of an Indic calendar among the Tengger people of the Brama highlands in east Java opens a window on Java’s calendar history. Its hybrid form reflects accommodations between this non-Muslim Javanese group and the increasingly dominant Muslim Javanese culture. Reconstruction is challengin...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BRILL
2008-12-01
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| Series: | Bijdragen tot de Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde |
| Online Access: | http://www.kitlv-journals.nl/index.php/btlv/article/view/24 |
| Summary: | The survival of an Indic calendar among the Tengger people of the Brama highlands in east Java opens a window on Java’s calendar history. Its hybrid form reflects accommodations between this non-Muslim Javanese group and the increasingly dominant Muslim Javanese culture. Reconstruction is challenging because of this hybridity, because of inconsistencies in practice, and because the historical evidence is sketchy and often difficult to interpret. |
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| ISSN: | 0006-2294 |