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Shadows of empire : colonial discourse and Javanese tales /

Shadows of Empire explores Javanese shadow theater as a staging area for negotiations between colonial power and indigenous traditions. Charting the shifting boundaries between myth and history in Javanese Mahabharata and Ramayana tales, Laurie J. Sears reveals what happens when these stories move f...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Sears, Laurie J. (Laurie Jo) (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Durham, NC : Duke University Press, 1996.
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  • Note on Spelling and Translations ; Preface ; Acknowledgments ; Introduction: Histories, Mythologies, and Javanese Tales ; Chapter 1. Hearing Islamic Voices in ""Hindu-Javanese"" Tales ; Chapter 2. Colonial Discourse and Javanese Shadow Theatre ; Chapter 3. Failed Narratives of the Nation or the New ""Essence"" of Java? ; Chapter 4. Javanese Storytellers, Colonial Categories, Mahabharata Tales ; Chapter 5. Revolutionary Rhetoric and Postcolonial Performance Domains ; Chapter 6. Fictions, Images, and Allegories ; Selected Glossary ; Selected Bibliography ; Index.