Berg,Cornelis Christiaan. — Herkomst, vorm en functie der middeljavaanse rijksdelingstheorie.

Amsterdam, Noord-Hollandsche Uitgeversmij, 1953. 306 pp. Orig. softcover (light blue printed wrappers). 8vo. - Spine sl. discol. ; few library marks: small paper label on spine, bookplate on verso front cover). (Verhandelingen der Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen. Afd. Letterkunde ; Nieuwe reeks, Deel 59, No. 1).An influential, critical scholarly work that analyzes Javanese historiography. The author argues that traditional stories about the splitting of empires (such as the Partition of Airlangga) served political functions and are mythical constructs rather than factual historical accounts. Berg analyzed Middle Javanese texts and their relationship to older traditions. He examined the structural and literary features of these stories. He argues that these stories were used to create or justify political situations or legitimacy, rather than to describe them objectively. - Text in Dutch.