The strange journey of Latawalujwa in Java, from two pre-Islamic goddesses to an elastic term for God
In the early history of Islam, pre-Islamic female goddesses named Al-Lat and al-‘Uzza were regarded as particular threats to the new faith. They appeared in one of the oldest surviving Modern Javanese manuscripts, a Caritanira Amir written no later than 1629, as Lata wa-l-‘Uzza, their names being jo...
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Archipel
2019
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| Accès en ligne: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |