The Kalaṅkyaṅ in Old Javanese Literature

Autor: Jiří Jákl
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Bijdragen tot de taal-, land- en volkenkunde / Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences of Southeast Asia. 178:252-271
ISSN: 2213-4379
0006-2294
DOI: 10.1163/22134379-bja10041
Popis: The article discusses an enigmatic Old Javanese bird named kalaṅkyaṅ. The avian species known by this name is identified as the white-bellied sea eagle, a bird common in the past in the coastal parts of Java. In the second section it is argued that the kalaṅkyaṅ bird is represented in Old Javanese poetry as the mirror image of the Javanese kawi (poet).
Databáze: OpenAIRE