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 /

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 th...

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Main Author: Ross, Laurie Margot.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2016]

Series: Studies on Performing Arts & Literature of the Islamicate World 02.
Middle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2016, ISBN: 9789004303935.

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Masks > Indonesia > Cirebon (Kabupaten)
Folk dancing > Indonesia > Cirebon (Kabupaten)
Islamic arts > Indonesia > Cirebon (Kabupaten)
Islam > Indonesia > Cirebon (Kabupaten)
Civilization.
Folk dancing.
Islam.
Islamic arts.
Masks.
Cirebon (Indonesia : Kabupaten) > Civilization.
Indonesia > Cirebon (Kabupaten)

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Call Number: DS646.29.C58 R67 2016

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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.