Wayang Golek

Wayang Golek The Entrancing World of Classical Javanese Puppet Theatre

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Publisher's Synopsis

Javanese puppet theatre or "wayang" is performed with three-dimensional wooden rod-puppets, using as its repertoire stories taken from the great Indian epics, the Mahabharata and the Ramayana. This reference work examines specifically "wayang golek", found exclusively in West Java or Sunda.

Book information

ISBN: 9780195889000
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 791.53095982
DEWEY edition: 19
Language: English
Weight: -1g