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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Author / Creator: Ross, Laurie Margot (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Imprint: Leiden : Brill, [2016]
Series:Studies on performing arts & literature of the Islamicate world, volume 2
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Online Access:Available in ProQuest Ebook Central - Academic Complete.