beer for warung kopi

[A. G. Maisey]

It might be a wee bit difficult to try to understand the keris in a modern Indonesian context, as opposed to a traditional Javanese context, and Islam as it is practiced in Jawa as opposed to the Islam, as practiced, in, say Saudi Arabia.

Too often explanations for attitudes are looked for in a dominant religion, when in fact the explanations are cultural, with the religion being only a veneer over a part of the culture.

I feel in respect of the matter of Kriss Beer, we might be wise to simply note the existence of the trade mark and let it go at that.From my perspective, I can see a lot of very shaky ground in front of this discussion, over which I would hesitate to tread. At least, publicly.