From Cosmogony to Exorcism in a Javavese Genesis: The Spilt SeedOUP Oxford, 1 Feb 2001 - 264 halaman In 1925 the influential Dutch anthropologist W. H. Rassers posed the question of the relationship of myth to ritual, taking as his case study the Javanese myth of the birth of the man-eating demon, Kala. The light shed by this myth, and its re-enactment, on the social morphology of Java was immediately the subject of debate among students of Javanese culture. Stephen C. Headley translates and studies ritual and myth in their variant forms. He expands illuminatingly upon Rasser's general proposition, that the movement from cosmogony to exorcism founds fundamental social forms within which values circulate in Javanese society. Richly detailed descriptions confirm the permanence of these networks of circulating values in modern-day Java, and their persistence in the face of contemporary individualism. |
Istilah dan frasa umum
Allah ancestors Balinese become Bekel Birth of Kala Budimulyana Central Java century child context corpus cosmogony cosmology cosmos creation myth deities demon dhalang dhukun divinities Durga earth East Java elder sister evil exorcism Father Guru foetus siblings four gamelan gamelan plays goddess gods going Guru Guru's Headley heaven holy Hong Wilaheng Hooykaas human Indonesia invocations Islam Javanese Kala myth Kala rite Kala's Army Kala's body king kraton Lawung lineage Lord Kala Mangkunagaran Mangkunagaran Palace Manikmaya mantras metaphor mother Murwa Kala Muslim Narada offerings one's origin Pakem Pancot Kidul peasant performance person Pigeaud prayers purification Purwa Rassers recitation rice ritual ruwatan Sadana Sang Hyang Sanskrit Sastra Semarang Serat shadow puppet Sire Dhalang sléndro sléwah Solo Son-in-law spirits srepegan melody sukerta suluk Suparman Surakarta Tanaya Tata Winanci tion traditional translation True Dhalang two-toned village wayang Wisnu Yogyakarta younger brother