"The book is carefully constructed...we can learn a lot from it
which] may well be due to its robust empiricism." . Social
Anthropology/Anthropologie sociale
"This book attempts a much more comprehensive consideration of
dance in its cultural, social, and historical contexts than most
and the author should be commended not only for this ambitious
approach but also for keeping ethnographic method as the foundation
of the research... the world of dance scholarship, anthropology,
performance studies, and Indonesian studies are the better for this
book which is, in important ways, remarkable." . American
Ethnologist
"This is a valuable addition to the literature on performance in
Southeast Asia, on dance history, and on culture change in general
... a very timely and important work ... the quality of its prose,
the depth of research involved make it a unique contribution to
dance scholarship." . Helene Bouvier, CNRS, Paris
Court dance in Java has changed from a colonial ceremonial
tradition into a national artistic classicism. Central to this
general transformation has been dance's role in personal
transformation, developing appropriate forms of everyday behaviour
and strengthening the powers of persuasion that come from the
skillful manipulation of both physical and verbal forms of
politeness. This account of dance's significance in performance and
in everyday life draws on extensive research, including dance
training in Java, and builds on how practitioners interpret and
explain the repertoire. The Javanese case is contextualized in
relation to social values, religion, philosophy, and
commoditization arising from tourism. It also raises fundamental
questions about the theorization of culture, society and the body
during a period of radical change.
Felicia Hughes-Freeland is an anthropologist and filmmaker. She
is a Reader in Anthropology, Dept of Geography, School of the
Environment and Society, Swansea University. She has done extensive
research in Indonesia on Javanese dance over a period of nearly
thirty years and her articles have been widely published. Her
edited books and ethnographic films include Ritual, Performance,
Media and The Dancer and the Dance."
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