Bima Swarga in Balinese Wayang

Hinzler, H.

Bima Swarga in Balinese Wayang - Brill 1981 - 1 electronic resource (356 p.)

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The aim of the author's research was to study 1) the thematic elements and the composition of the plays (lelampahan wayang), and 2) their religious and cultural background. She concentrates on one particular play: the story of Bima Swarga. The study is based mainly on fieldwork carried out in Bali over the period 1972- 1976, when materials were collected from oral and written sources.


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English

OAPEN_613403 9789004287211

10.26530/OAPEN_613403 doi


Asian history

indonesia Bali Balinese language Bima Dalang (puppeteer) Gendèr Holy water Javanese people Lakon language Pandu Wayang