La Galigo epic
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The La Galigo epic is a monumental Bugis literary work from South Sulawesi, Indonesia, recounting mythic origins, deities, and heroic adventures that form a core of Bugis cultural and spiritual tradition.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bugis literature
ⓘ
epic poem ⓘ literary work ⓘ mythological text ⓘ |
| adaptation | stage performance by Robert Wilson ⓘ |
| alternativeName | Sureq Galigo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPlace |
Luwu
NERFINISHED
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South Sulawesi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedReligion | indigenous Bugis religion ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Indonesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
core of Bugis cultural tradition
ⓘ
core of Bugis spiritual tradition ⓘ |
| culture | Bugis people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Bugis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Batara Guru
NERFINISHED
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I La Galigo NERFINISHED ⓘ Sawerigading NERFINISHED ⓘ We Tenriabeng NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
cosmogony
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heroic epic ⓘ mythology ⓘ |
| influenced |
Bugis performing arts
NERFINISHED
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Bugis ritual practices ⓘ |
| language | Bugis language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | one of the longest literary works in the world ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
deities and divine beings
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heroic adventures ⓘ mythic origins of the Bugis world ⓘ |
| materialForm |
palm-leaf manuscript
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paper manuscript ⓘ |
| name | La Galigo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
genealogy of rulers
ⓘ
origin myth of the Bugis people ⓘ |
| preservedAt |
Leiden University Library
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
National Library of Indonesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | UNESCO Memory of the World Register NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | South Sulawesi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext | pre-Islamic Bugis beliefs ⓘ |
| setting |
Luwu kingdom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
mythic Bugis cosmos ⓘ |
| structure | cycle of interconnected episodes ⓘ |
| subjectOf | scholarly research on Austronesian epics ⓘ |
| timeOfComposition |
14th century
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15th century ⓘ 16th century ⓘ |
| transmission |
manuscript tradition
ⓘ
oral tradition ⓘ |
| UNESCOListingYear | 2011 ⓘ |
| usedIn | traditional Bugis ceremonies ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Lontara script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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