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Javanese Shadow Plays, Javanese Selves
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Publishing Details
Full Title:
Javanese Shadow Plays, Javanese Selves
Contributors:
By (Author) Ward Keeler
Series:
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Imprint:
Princeton University Press
Publication Date:
30th May 2017
Country:
United States
Classifications
Readership:
Tertiary Education
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Dewey:
791.5
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
308
Dimensions:
Width 152mm, Height 235mm
Weight:
425g
Description
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 dramatize consistent Javanese concerns about potency
