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From La�nk�a eastwards : the R�am�aya�na in the literature and visual arts of Indonesia / edited by Andrea Acri, Helen Creese, Arlo Griffiths.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Verhandelingen van het Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde ; 247.Publication details: Leiden : KITLV Press, 2011.Description: 1 online resource (xvi, 259 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9789004253766
  • 9004253769
  • 1299784151
  • 9781299784154
Other title:
  • R�am�aya�na in the literature and visual arts of Indonesia
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: From La�nk�a eastwards.DDC classification:
  • 294.5922 23
LOC classification:
  • PL5158.05 .F47 2011
Online resources:
Contents:
Part I: Old Javanese Kakawin and the Kakawin R�am�aya�na. Hymns of Praise in Kakawins: The R�am�aya�na and Other Examples / Stuart Robson -- Poetic Conventions as Opposed to Conventional Poetry? : A Place for kavisamaya-�adi in Comparative K�avya/Kakawin Studies / Wesley Michel -- Figures of Repetition (yamaka) in the Bha�t�tik�avya, the Raghuva�m�sa, the �Siwag�rha Inscription and the Kakawin R�am�aya�na / Thomas M. Hunter -- More on Birds, Ascetics and Kings in Central Java: Kakavin R�am�aya�na, 24.111-115 and 25.19-22 / Andrea Acri -- R�am�aya�na Traditions in Bali / Helen Creese -- The Old Javanese Kapiparwa and a Recent Balinese Painting / Adrian Vickers -- Part II: The Ramayana at Candi Prambanan and Candi Panataran. Imagine La�nkapura at Prambanan / Arlo Griffiths -- The Grand Finale: The Uttarak�a�n�da of the Loro Jonggrang Temple Complex / Cecelia Levin -- The Causeway Episode of the Prambanan: R�am�aya�na Reexamined / Roy Jordaan -- Hanuman, the Flying Monkey: The symbolism of the R�am�aya�na Reliefs at the Main Temple of Ca�n�di Panataran / Lydia Kieven.
Summary: The Kakawin Ramayana , arguably the oldest Old Javanese epic text in Indic metres (circa 9th century AD), holds a unique position in the literary heritage of Indonesia. The poem has retained a remarkable vitality through the centuries in the Archipelago, inspiring many forms of artistic expression not only in the domain of literature but also in the visual and performing arts, from the reliefs of the majestic Central Javanese temples to modern puppet-show performances. Displaying a virtuoso array of metrical patterns, the Kakawin Ramayana is among the very few Old Javanese texts for which a specific Sanskrit prototype has been identified, namely the difficult poem Bhattikavya (circa 7th century AD), itself a version of the great Ramayana epic ascribed to Valmiki (circa 6th-1st century BC). The Old Javanese poem is an original and skillful work of re-elaboration that documents a fascinating interaction between cultural elements of the Sanskritic tradition with those indigenous to the Javanese setting. The studies included in this volume, written by experts in a wide range of disciplines, focus on disparate aspects of the Kakawin Ramayana and the constellation of cultural phenomena revolving around it, providing the reader with a key to the understanding of the rich Old Javanese textual heritage and the transcultural intellectual dynamics that contributed to shaping the cultural heritage of Indonesia up to the present. With contributions from Andrea Acri, Helen Creese, Arlo Griffiths, Thomas Hunter, Roy Jordaan, Lydia Kieven, Cecelia Levin, Wesley Michel, Stuart Robson and Adrian Vickers, this book is the result of a workshop held at the KITLV branch in Jakarta on May 26th-28th 2009 and supported by the Australia-Netherlands Research Collaboration, the �Ecole Fran�caise d'Extr�eme-Orient, and the Stichting J. Gonda Fonds. Full text (Open Access).
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Part I: Old Javanese Kakawin and the Kakawin R�am�aya�na. Hymns of Praise in Kakawins: The R�am�aya�na and Other Examples / Stuart Robson -- Poetic Conventions as Opposed to Conventional Poetry? : A Place for kavisamaya-�adi in Comparative K�avya/Kakawin Studies / Wesley Michel -- Figures of Repetition (yamaka) in the Bha�t�tik�avya, the Raghuva�m�sa, the �Siwag�rha Inscription and the Kakawin R�am�aya�na / Thomas M. Hunter -- More on Birds, Ascetics and Kings in Central Java: Kakavin R�am�aya�na, 24.111-115 and 25.19-22 / Andrea Acri -- R�am�aya�na Traditions in Bali / Helen Creese -- The Old Javanese Kapiparwa and a Recent Balinese Painting / Adrian Vickers -- Part II: The Ramayana at Candi Prambanan and Candi Panataran. Imagine La�nkapura at Prambanan / Arlo Griffiths -- The Grand Finale: The Uttarak�a�n�da of the Loro Jonggrang Temple Complex / Cecelia Levin -- The Causeway Episode of the Prambanan: R�am�aya�na Reexamined / Roy Jordaan -- Hanuman, the Flying Monkey: The symbolism of the R�am�aya�na Reliefs at the Main Temple of Ca�n�di Panataran / Lydia Kieven.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-251) and index.

English.

The Kakawin Ramayana , arguably the oldest Old Javanese epic text in Indic metres (circa 9th century AD), holds a unique position in the literary heritage of Indonesia. The poem has retained a remarkable vitality through the centuries in the Archipelago, inspiring many forms of artistic expression not only in the domain of literature but also in the visual and performing arts, from the reliefs of the majestic Central Javanese temples to modern puppet-show performances. Displaying a virtuoso array of metrical patterns, the Kakawin Ramayana is among the very few Old Javanese texts for which a specific Sanskrit prototype has been identified, namely the difficult poem Bhattikavya (circa 7th century AD), itself a version of the great Ramayana epic ascribed to Valmiki (circa 6th-1st century BC). The Old Javanese poem is an original and skillful work of re-elaboration that documents a fascinating interaction between cultural elements of the Sanskritic tradition with those indigenous to the Javanese setting. The studies included in this volume, written by experts in a wide range of disciplines, focus on disparate aspects of the Kakawin Ramayana and the constellation of cultural phenomena revolving around it, providing the reader with a key to the understanding of the rich Old Javanese textual heritage and the transcultural intellectual dynamics that contributed to shaping the cultural heritage of Indonesia up to the present. With contributions from Andrea Acri, Helen Creese, Arlo Griffiths, Thomas Hunter, Roy Jordaan, Lydia Kieven, Cecelia Levin, Wesley Michel, Stuart Robson and Adrian Vickers, this book is the result of a workshop held at the KITLV branch in Jakarta on May 26th-28th 2009 and supported by the Australia-Netherlands Research Collaboration, the �Ecole Fran�caise d'Extr�eme-Orient, and the Stichting J. Gonda Fonds. Full text (Open Access).

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