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Serat Centhini

Serat Centhini

Surakarta court poets

Author
Surakarta court poets
Year
1814
Field
Literature

A very long Javanese poem framed as the wanderings of travellers across Java, recording religion, custom, knowledge and daily life. It was commissioned at the Surakarta court in the early 19th century, commonly dated to 1814.

Sources

  1. M.C. Ricklefs, Polarising Javanese Society (2007)