Nyai Roro Kidul: Queen of the Southern Sea

Along Java's wild southern coast, where the Indian Ocean swallows swimmers in green, the people speak of a queen: Nyai Roro Kidul, sovereign of the Southern Sea, ally of sultans, and mistress of the waves. Mataram's kings claimed marriage-alliances with her; hotels on the coast still keep a room in her honour. This book gathers her story — princess, exile, goddess — and the living traditions that keep her name feared and loved.