The encoded Cirebon mask materiality, flow, and meaning along Java's Islamic northwest coast

"Situates masks and masked dancing in the Cirebon region of Java (Indonesia) as an original expression of Islam. This is a different view from that of many scholars, who argue that canonical prohibitions on fashioning idols and imagery prove that masks are mere relics of indigenous beliefs that...

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Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Ross, Laurie Margot (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Leiden Brill [2016]
Series:	Studies on performing arts & literature of the Islamicate world volume 2
Subjects:	Masks > Indonesia > Cirebon (Kabupaten) Folk dancing > Indonesia > Cirebon (Kabupaten) Islamic arts > Indonesia > Cirebon (Kabupaten) Islam > Indonesia > Cirebon (Kabupaten) Cirebon (Indonesia : Kabupaten) > Civilization
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