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Author: History of Java
The cover of the book The History of Java essay Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles
Java History (The History of Java) is a book written by Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles and was published in 1817. In this book, Raffles, who ruled as Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies in the years 1811-1816 to write about the state of the population on the island of Java, customs, geographical situation, agriculture systems, trading systems, languages and religions in the island of Java on time.
This book was published in two bundle (Volume I: 479 pages, and Volume II: 291 pages, with many illustrated pages) and reprinted in 1965 by Oxford University Press in London.
In one chapter of this book, Raffles tells about traditional ceremonies conducted in welcoming the birth of a baby, in marriage, and the usual funeral rites performed since ancient times up to at that time. This book also contains about salvation and celebration ceremony featuring traditional dances and puppet shows in the 19th century and earlier.
In one chapter of this book, Raffles tells about traditional ceremonies conducted in welcoming the birth of a baby, in marriage, and the usual funeral rites performed since ancient times up to at that time. This book also contains about salvation and celebration ceremony featuring traditional dances and puppet shows in the 19th century and earlier.
This book is a different book with Chronicle books Tanah Jawi strips written by Braja at the time of the Sunan Pakubuwono III reign in Surakarta.
source: (trns) http://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sejarah_Pulau_Jawa
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