Jaranan : the Horse Dance and Trance in East Java.

The dramatic genre of the horse dance (jaranan) is part of an age-old Javanese tradition displaying wide local and regional variations. A striking feature of the performances of the majority of horse dance groups is the appearance of trance dancers. These are used as a means of establishing contact...

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Main Author: Groenendael, Clara van
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Leiden : BRILL, 2008.
Series:Verhandelingen van het Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde.
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