Elephants, horses, and the coming of Islam to northern Sumatra

Indonesia and the Malay World

Volumn 32, Issue 93, 2004, Pages 271-284

  Clarence Smith, William G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL CHANGE; ELEPHANT; HINDUISM; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; HORSE; ISLAMISM;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; GREATER SUNDA ISLANDS; MALAY ARCHIPELAGO; SOUTHEAST ASIA; SUMATRA; SUNDA ISLES; WORLD;

EID: 12144285277     PISSN: 13639811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1363981042000320161     Document Type: Article

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