The Bugis

This book is the first to describe the history of the Bugis. It ranges from their origins 40,000 years ago to the present and provides a complete picture of contemporary Bugis society. It is based on the Author's extensive field research over the last thirty years, on oral tradition, written epics and chronicles, on travelers' tales from the sixteenth to the nineteenth centuries, and on the latest research by Western and Asian scholars in the fields of archaeology, history, linguistics and anthropology.

Author: Christian Pelras
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 01/23/1997
Pages: 408
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.67lbs
Size: 9.26h x 6.48w x 1.26d
ISBN: 9780631172314

About the Author

Christian Pelras is currently Director of Research at the French National Centre of Scientific Research (CNRS). He trained as an anthropologist at the Sorbonne and at the Musée de L'Homme in Paris. During the past twenty-eight years he has studied numerous aspects of Bugis History, society, culture, religion and literature.

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