The Mystical Javanese Primbon

Through primbon, people's actions are carefully designed and calculated to avoid being misguided and wretched.

Illustration people reading primbon. (Betaria Sarulina/Historia.ID).

8 Jul 2024

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A TOTAL solar eclipse crossed several provinces in Indonesia on March 9, 2016 which sparked enthusiasm among those who had been waiting for it. The event was also a perfect opportunity to attract tourists. For modern science, a solar eclipse is just a natural phenomenon, but it’s much more than that in Javanese primbon, Javanese compendia containing information and prediction for various affairs and actions in daily life.

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Maria Ullfah (center) speaks at the ASEAN Women’s Seminar in Jakarta, December 1975. (Courtesy of Maria Ullfah’s family)

Maria Ullfah Defeating the Roosters

Sejak kecil Gatot Soebroto gemar menonton wayang. (Museum Gatot Soebroto).

Masa Kecil Gatot Soebroto

Cabinet Secretary Maria Ullfah Santoso inaugurated the Greater Jakarta Women’s Association Pavilion at the opening of the International Economic Fair at Bendungan Hilir Field on August 21, 1954. (Natinoal Archives of Indonesia)

Maria Kidnapped by an Anti-Rock Group

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Maria Ullfah Defeating the Roosters

Maria Ullfah’s long journey to fight for justice for women came to a halt during the Japanese occupation.

Masa Kecil Gatot Soebroto

Gatot Soebroto berani dan suka berkelahi, yang berakibat dikeluarkan dari sekolah. Di balik sikap kerasnya, dia baik hati ibarat seharum tanjung tetapi sekeras baja.

Maria Kidnapped by an Anti-Rock Group

Maria Ullfah was accused of being pro-American for allowing a Hollywood movie to be screened.

Djalimin Under the Dutch Oppression

Djalimin was sentenced to 15 years in prison for killing a Dutch man who was about to rape her. A question posed by a member of the Indonesian House of Representatives to the government led to her release.