A Comparative Study Of The Kayon In The Shadow Puppet Theatre Of Java, Bali And Kelantan: A Visual And Interpretive Understanding Of Its Symbols
The kayon of Java, known also as kakayonan in Bali, and referred to as the pohon beringin in Kelantan, is an ornate tree-or leaf-shaped puppet with which all shadow puppet theatre performances across these locations are formally opened and closed. A tree-shaped figure, with equivalent functions, doe...
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| description | The kayon of Java, known also as kakayonan in Bali, and referred to as the pohon beringin in Kelantan, is an ornate tree-or leaf-shaped puppet with which all shadow puppet theatre performances across these locations are formally opened and closed. A tree-shaped figure, with equivalent functions, does not appear in the shadow puppet theatre outside Indonesia and Malaysia. However, it appears in a disguised fashion in the Thai nang talung version of the shadow puppet theatre (the sage carries in his hand an object that resembles the kayon). |
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| spelling | usm.eprints-427372019-04-12T05:26:43Z http://eprints.usm.my/42737/ A Comparative Study Of The Kayon In The Shadow Puppet Theatre Of Java, Bali And Kelantan: A Visual And Interpretive Understanding Of Its Symbols Kingham, Sugu P. J. P1-1091 Philology. Linguistics(General) The kayon of Java, known also as kakayonan in Bali, and referred to as the pohon beringin in Kelantan, is an ornate tree-or leaf-shaped puppet with which all shadow puppet theatre performances across these locations are formally opened and closed. A tree-shaped figure, with equivalent functions, does not appear in the shadow puppet theatre outside Indonesia and Malaysia. However, it appears in a disguised fashion in the Thai nang talung version of the shadow puppet theatre (the sage carries in his hand an object that resembles the kayon). 2011 Thesis NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/42737/1/SUGU_P.J._KINGHAM.pdf Kingham, Sugu P. J. (2011) A Comparative Study Of The Kayon In The Shadow Puppet Theatre Of Java, Bali And Kelantan: A Visual And Interpretive Understanding Of Its Symbols. PhD thesis, Universiti Sains Malaysia. |
| spellingShingle | P1-1091 Philology. Linguistics(General) Kingham, Sugu P. J. A Comparative Study Of The Kayon In The Shadow Puppet Theatre Of Java, Bali And Kelantan: A Visual And Interpretive Understanding Of Its Symbols |
| title | A Comparative Study Of The Kayon In The Shadow Puppet Theatre Of Java, Bali And Kelantan: A Visual And Interpretive
Understanding Of Its Symbols
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| title_full | A Comparative Study Of The Kayon In The Shadow Puppet Theatre Of Java, Bali And Kelantan: A Visual And Interpretive
Understanding Of Its Symbols
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| title_fullStr | A Comparative Study Of The Kayon In The Shadow Puppet Theatre Of Java, Bali And Kelantan: A Visual And Interpretive
Understanding Of Its Symbols
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| title_full_unstemmed | A Comparative Study Of The Kayon In The Shadow Puppet Theatre Of Java, Bali And Kelantan: A Visual And Interpretive
Understanding Of Its Symbols
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| title_short | A Comparative Study Of The Kayon In The Shadow Puppet Theatre Of Java, Bali And Kelantan: A Visual And Interpretive
Understanding Of Its Symbols
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| title_sort | comparative study of the kayon in the shadow puppet theatre of java bali and kelantan a visual and interpretive understanding of its symbols |
| topic | P1-1091 Philology. Linguistics(General) |
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