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Great link Alan, thanks. If only i lived close enough to attend...
![]() I realize this isn't your first post, but welcome to the forum. I look forward to your participation and insight. ![]() |
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The word "pusaka" can have a number of separate, but related meanings, dependent upon the context in which it is used. It can be an heirloom, an inheritance, a ricefield that has been owned by one family for a number of generations, or it can be the physical object that links the current custodian of the pusaka to his forebears and to other living members of his kin group.
A pusaka need not necessarily be an item of wesi aji, such as keris, tombak, or pedang, but can be anything physical , such as a rice cooking pot, a saddle, or even a place of worship or of burial. In Jawa prior to Kartasura, possession of the royal pusakas was held to be necessary to legitimise the right of the ruler to rule, however, disruption of the realm during the Kartasura era demonstrated that a ruler could indeed hold power in the absence of the royal pusakas. Even though this was shown to be the case, the royal pusakas can still be regarded as symbols of power. Something I wrote several years ago gives a more in depth understanding of the the idea of "pusaka" as applied to the keris. This link will take you to this article:- http://www.kerisattosanaji.com/KERISANDNAGA.html |
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Outstanding. Thanks again.
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I thank you for having the patience to read what I have written.
Sometimes I use too many words to convey comparatively simple concepts. |
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Join Date: Dec 2004
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Hi Alan,
It's great to see you posting!!! ![]() Believe me your words can never be too many, and it is wonderful for you to share the knowledge that you have acquired over so many years of tenacious study . I hope you'll keep writing, and thank you for keeping us posted on events there. All the very best, Jim |
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Thank you Jim, and thank you also to all those people who have welcomed me both publicly in this Forum , and privately by email.
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Louisville, KY
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Yes thank you very much. The link and pamphet is amazing.
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