Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. List of Maps and Figures ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. A Note on Manuscripts, Spelling, Pronunciation, and Translation xv
6. Titles in the Kraton Surakarta xvii
7. Abbreviations xix
8. Introduction: On the Possibilities of Reading in Java 1
9. Chapter 1. The Writing of a History 52
10. Chapter 2. Babad Jaka Tingkir in Translation 81
11. Chapter 3. Invoking the Future in Writing a Past 246
12. Chapter 4. A Question of Visibility: Writing History in Java 279
13. Chapter 5. The Demak Mosque: A Construction of Authority 319
14. Chapter 6. Three Javanese Gurus: On the Generation of Marginal Powers 352
15. Conclusion: History and Prophecy 392
16. Appendix 1. Descriptive Table of Contents for Kupiya Iber Warni-warni Sampeyan-dalem kaping VI 407
17. Appendix II. Genealogy of Sarifi Ibrahim Madyakusuma 415
18. Appendix III. Meters of Babad Jaka Tingkir 417
19. Appendix IV. Opening Lines of Cantos: Babad Jaka Tingkir 420
20. Glossary of Selected Terms and Titles 423
21. Bibliography 427
22. Index 441