Tayuban : dancing the spirit in Java /
Once a year a ritual is held in a Javanese village. After a distribution of food, men dance with professional female dancers. Their allegedly sexual ethos makes these 'tayuban' unacceptable as national culture, but the dancing is a gift to the protective spirit in exchange for well-being,...
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English Indonesian |
| Language Notes: | This edition in English and Indonesian with English subtitles. |
| Published: |
London, UK :
Royal Anthropological Institute,
1996.
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| Series: | Ethnographic video online ;
volume 2 |
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press) |
| Summary: | Once a year a ritual is held in a Javanese village. After a distribution of food, men dance with professional female dancers. Their allegedly sexual ethos makes these 'tayuban' unacceptable as national culture, but the dancing is a gift to the protective spirit in exchange for well-being, and represents community identity. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (31 min.). |
| Playing Time: | 00:31:00 |