Moens’written transmission of dalang lore
Much of the storytelling in Java is the profession of the puppeteers (dalang; also spelled dhalang) who perform and direct shadow theatre plays (wayang). They improvise their stories in the context which their performance requires. Unless commissioned to do so by a patron, it is very unusual for a d...
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Language: | English |
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University of Indonesia
2017-07-01
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Series: | Wacana: Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia |
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Online Access: | http://wacana.ui.ac.id/index.php/wjhi/article/view/458 |