The Origin of Prince Mangkunagara I's Appellation as the Catcher of Souls

M. C. Ricklefs

doi:10.1163/22134379-17104003

The Origin of Prince Mangkunagara I's Appellation as the Catcher of Souls

M. C. Ricklefs^*

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	543-548
Number of pages	6
Journal	Bijdragen tot de Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde
Volume	171
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1163/22134379-17104003
Publication status	Published - 2015

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