Our correspondent shares an animalistic take on the naming of East Java’s capital city.
Tag: Folklore
Crocodile Country: How Reptiles Shaped the Course of Timor-Leste
Our correspondent recounts the tale of Lafeak Diak, the beast upon whose back East Timor now resides.
Step Again into the Doorway: Another Selection of Indonesia’s Esoteric Sites
Our correspondent delves once more into the netherworld in, of and around the archipelago.
Inner Trip: Borneo’s Jungle Spirits Eye Revenge
Our correspondent catches a glimpse of the ghostly machinations driving rainforest life.
Sacred Lakes: Kelimutu and Indonesian Mythology
Our correspondent witnesses the profound reach of folklore in Flores.
Eye In The Middle 