Traditional Performing Arts in Ricklefs’ History of Islamization in Java
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Traditional, Performing Arts, Java, Islam, TraditionAbstract
This research aims to explore the portrayal of Javanese traditional performing arts within Merle Calvin Ricklefs' work on the history of Islamization in Java, recognized as one of the most comprehensive historical accounts on this subject. Ricklefs' trilogy includes "Mystic Synthesis in Java: A History of Islamization from the Fourteenth to the Early Nineteenth Centuries" (2006), "Polarising Javanese Society: Islamic and Other Visions, C. 1830-1930" (2007), and "Islamisation and Its Opponents in Java: A Political, Social, Cultural, and Religious History, C. 1930 to Present" (2012). The arts are an integral part of spiritual life within Islam, flourishing among Muslim societies worldwide, including among the Javanese. One form of the arts is performing arts, encompassing music, dance, and theater. Studies on this form of arts are a part of the important way to uncover the multifaceted dynamics of society throughout history. This research is underpinned by the Foucauldian concept of historical discontinuity, with content analysis employed as the methodological tool.
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