The encoded Cirebon mask : : materiality, flow, and meaning along Java's Islamic northwest coast /

The encoded Cirebon mask : : materiality, flow, and meaning along Java's Islamic northwest coast / / by Laurie Margot Ross.

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In The Encoded Cirebon Mask: Materiality, Flow, and Meaning along Java’s Islamic Northwest Coast , Laurie Margot Ross situates masks and masked dancing in the Cirebon region of Java (Indonesia) as an original expression of Islam. This is a different view from that of many scholars, who argue that ca...

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Ross, Laurie Margot,
Place / Publishing House:Leiden, The Netherlands ;, Boston, [Massachusetts] : : Brill,, 2016.
©2016
Year of Publication:2016
Language:English
Series:Studies on Performing Arts & Literature of the Islamicate World 02.
Physical Description:1 online resource (392 p.)
Notes:Description based upon print version of record.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material
  • Introduction
  • 1 The Pasisir in the Age of Steam, Sail, and the Railway
  • 2 Independence: Registration Cards, Theme Parks, and Topeng Tours
  • 3 Floating Artists on the Circumambulatory Road
  • 4 Tuning the Body: Dzikir Flows and Sonic Theism
  • 5 Engaging the Body and the Senses
  • 6 Looking Closely: The Iconic Mask
  • 7 Looking Closer: The Inner Face
  • 8 Mapping Tarekat: Performing the Mosque/Grave Complex
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix 1: The Core Characters in the Topeng Cirebon Cosmology
  • Appendix 2: Fitting Susuk
  • Glossary
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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