Javanese Shadow Plays, Javanese Selves /

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As with many performing arts in Asia, neither the highly stylized images of the Javanese shadow play nor its musical complexity detracts from its wide popularity. By a context-sensitive analysis of shadow-play performances, Ward Keeler shows that they fascinate so many people in Java because they dr...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Keeler, Ward (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 2017.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Wayang.
Shadow shows.
Manners and customs.
Ethnology.
PERFORMING ARTS > Reference.
Ethnology > Indonesia > Java.
Shadow shows > Indonesia > Java.
Indonesia > Java.
Java (Indonesie) > Moeurs et coutumes.
Java (Indonesia) > Social life and customs.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: On Interpreting a Javanese Art Form
  • 1. Language, Power, and Asceticism
  • 2. Family Relations
  • 3. Village Politics
  • 4. Potency, Possession, and Speech
  • 5. Ritual Celebrations
  • 6. The Status of Dhalang and Ritual Sponsors
  • 7. The Dhalang, the Troupe, and the Tradition
  • 8. The Pleasures of the Performance
  • 9. On Javanese Interpretation
  • 10. Conclusion
  • Glossary
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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