Hooykaas - Cosmogony And Creation In Balinese Tradition. Orig. Edn.

The Hague, Nijhoff, 1974. Orig. limp glossy wraps., large coloured illustration on front wrapper. (vii), 177pp. (Balinese texts with translations in english), 1 captioned monochrome photo-plate, many drawings in text, extensive footnotes & references, list of abbreviations used, bibliography, table of contents. [Bibleca Indonesica, 9]. English language scholarly inquiry into the phenomenon of Balinese having four elder brothers (sisters). The 'concomitants of physical birth' being the amniotic fluid, the blood, the vernix cascosa and and the afterbirth together are the baby's 'kanda Mpat', his four elder brothersm or her elder sisters in case of a girl. Presented in this monograph are: The Litany of the RESI BHUJANGGA; Kanda Mpat (with drawings); Panca-Kosika (The Five Seers). Very good copy.