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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Main Author: Victoria M. Clara van Groenendael
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Indonesia 2017-07-01
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