A Kingdom of Words: Language and Power in Sumatra (South-East Asian Historical Monographs)

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This book is the first detailed analysis of royal authority in the central Sumatran kingdom of Minangkabau between the seventeenth and the nineteenth centuries. It examines the language of kingship and the practice of royal signs in Sumatra. Authoritative works, it is argued, were a crucial source of empowerment to local communities in a period of change and external challenge.

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:983560035X

ISBN13:9789835600357

Release Date:July 1999

Publisher:Oxford University Press, USA

Length:352 Pages

Weight:1.25 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 5.7" x 8.6"

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