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From Cosmogony to Exorcism in a Javavese Genesis

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About From Cosmogony to Exorcism in a Javavese Genesis

Stephen Headley translates and studies a Javanese ritual and myth, the birth of the man-eating demon, Kala. He shows that this genesis myth, with its movement from cosmogony to exorcism, constitutes the basis of networks of circulating values in contemporary Javanese society.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780198234234
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 264
  • Published:
  • January 31, 2001
  • Dimensions:
  • 163x243x19 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 599 g.
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Description of From Cosmogony to Exorcism in a Javavese Genesis

Stephen Headley translates and studies a Javanese ritual and myth, the birth of the man-eating demon, Kala. He shows that this genesis myth, with its movement from cosmogony to exorcism, constitutes the basis of networks of circulating values in contemporary Javanese society.

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