TY - JOUR
T1 - The Origin of Prince Mangkunagara I's Appellation as the Catcher of Souls
AU - Ricklefs, M. C.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 by M.C. Ricklefs.
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Prince Mangkunagara I of Surakarta (1726-1795), also known as Mas Said, was one of the most flamboyant figures of eighteenth-century Java. After his death he acquired the appellation Saměr Nyawa, meaning 'catcher of souls' or 'snatcher of souls', but the origin of this name has not previously been clear. A reference in his autobiographical account of the war years of 1742-1757, the Sěrat Babad Pakuněgaran (British Library Add. MS 12318), however, makes clear that this appellation does not derive - as one might imagine - from some spiritually interpreted episode in his life, but rather was of more mundane origin.
AB - Prince Mangkunagara I of Surakarta (1726-1795), also known as Mas Said, was one of the most flamboyant figures of eighteenth-century Java. After his death he acquired the appellation Saměr Nyawa, meaning 'catcher of souls' or 'snatcher of souls', but the origin of this name has not previously been clear. A reference in his autobiographical account of the war years of 1742-1757, the Sěrat Babad Pakuněgaran (British Library Add. MS 12318), however, makes clear that this appellation does not derive - as one might imagine - from some spiritually interpreted episode in his life, but rather was of more mundane origin.
KW - Java
KW - Mangkunagara i
KW - Samběr Nyawa
KW - Sěrat Babad Pakuněgaran
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U2 - 10.1163/22134379-17104003
DO - 10.1163/22134379-17104003
M3 - Article
SN - 0006-2294
VL - 171
SP - 543
EP - 548
JO - Bijdragen tot de Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde
JF - Bijdragen tot de Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde
IS - 4
ER -