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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Auteur principal: Kingham, Sugu P. J.
Format: Thèse
Langue:anglais
Publié: 2011
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Accès en ligne:http://eprints.usm.my/42737/
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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-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.
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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 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_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
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
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
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
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
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