Between mind and soul – pustaha manuscripts in Batak society. Concerning the collections of Batak manuscripts – part I
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22094376 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Zuzanna Rozwadowska (Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 164-179 |
| Publication date | 2022-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Art of the Orient (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2299-811X • E-ISSN: 2658-1671 |
| Publisher | Wydawnictwo Adam Marszałek (PUBLISHER • PL) |
| DOI | 10.15804/aoto202209 |
| OpenAlex | W4321268443 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 5 |
Concerning the collections of Batak manuscripts -part I I n 2019, an issue was discussed in selected Polish institutions, relating to Batak bark books, commonly named pustaha. 1) The project was part of a master's degree dissertation 2) and an introduction to a future nationwide overview of the manuscripts.As a result of the research, seven objects were located (Fig. 1234567), owned by four institutions: The Asia and Pacific Museum, National Ethnographic Museum in Warsaw, National Ethnographic Museum in Poznan and University Library in Poznan.During the survey, specific ethnographical objects were recognized, which affected the degree of academic research on them, as well as the knowledge of appropriate protection methods.Difficulties arose from the need to consider the Batak manuscripts as transgressive objects, functioning in parallel in Western and Eastern societies.From colonial times, the pustaha books have 1 Manuscripts have different names depending on kind of Batak dialect.The Karo -Batak call them pustaka or pustaka -laklak (what means "the book made of tree bark").In Pakpak region they are name lapihin or lopijan.See
Art · Epistemology · Literature · Soul · Basque language and culture studies · Philosophy
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| Highly cited | No |