From Lanka Eastwards

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From Lanka Eastwards
Author : Andrea Acri
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Publisher : BRILL
Language : English
Release Date : 29 March 2024
ISBN : 9789004253766
Pages : 278 pages
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The studies included in this volume, written by experts in a wide range of disciplines, focus on disparate aspects of the Kakawin Ramayana and the constellation of cultural phenomena revolving around it, providing the reader with a key to the understanding of the rich Old Javanese textual heritage and the transcultural intellectual dynamics that contributed to shaping the cultural heritage of Indonesia up to the present.

From Lanka Eastwards

The studies included in this volume, written by experts in a wide range of disciplines, focus on disparate aspects of the Kakawin Ramayana and the constellation of cultural phenomena revolving around it, providing the reader with a key to the understanding of the rich Old Javanese textual heritage and the

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From La   k   Eastwards

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