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Full Description
Bujangga Manik is a narrative poem in Old Sundanese which opens a window onto the world of late-15th-century maritime Southeast Asia. The poem describes the spiritual development of a young man from Pakañcilan, in what is now West Java, as he walks and sails across and around Java and Bali, culminating with his death in a mountainside hermitage and ascension to heaven. This volume is an exemplary edition of Bujangga Manik, complete with a revised transliteration; a new English translation; detailed descriptions of the manuscript, script, and language; and an extensive commentary on the poem's contents, from its setting and characters to its descriptions of ocean-going ships, houses, furniture, perfumes, and much else.
Contents
A Note on the Text
Acknowledgement
List of Figures
List of Tables
Abbreviations
Introduction
1 Background
2 Sunda
3 Approaching Bujangga Manik
1 Codicology, Palaeography, and Language
1 Codicology
2 Palaeography
3 Language
2 Transliteration and Translation
3 Place in Bujangga Manik
1 Listing Places
2 Toponyms and Routes
4 People in Bujangga Manik
1 Titles and Kinship Terms
2 The Characters
5 Travelling by Sea
1 The Ships
2 The Crews and Their Tools
6 Things in Bujangga Manik
1 Plants and Animals
2 Metals and Miscellaneous Items
Epilogue
Appendix A: Primary Source Citations
Appendix B: Placenames and Placename Elements
Appendix C: Plant and Animal Species and Products
Bibliography
Manuscripts
Index
