Table of Contents

Foreword.

Introduction.

Part I: The Shaping of Identity: from Origins to the Classical Age:.

1. Evidence and Source Material.

2. Early South Sulawesi and its Surrounding World.

3. Early Civilization.

4. The Rise of the Kingdoms.

5. Contests of Powers and Faiths.

Part II: Society and Culture: Lasting Aspects and Modern Transformation: .

6. Society.

7. Spiritual and Mental Life.

8. Material Culture and Economic Activity.

9. The Modern World.

Conclusion.

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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"The book would make an excellent text for undergraduate courses on the history and cultures of Insular Southeast Asia." Crossroads