Pocong: Contemporary Zombie Stories in Indonesia

The paper about the Indonesian “zombie” pocong examines specific features of the ghost stories in Indonesia, tracks the etymology of the words hantu (“ghost,” “undead”) and pocong (“wrapped in shroud”), and includes a translation of a typical ghost story (“Pocong and a Cart Hawker”). It introduces t...

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Main Author: Marina V. Frolova
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Russian Academy of Sciences, A.M. Gorky Institute of World Literature 2021-03-01
Series:Studia Litterarum
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Online Access:http://studlit.ru/images/2021-6-1/Frolova.pdf
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