{"product_id":"the-encoded-cirebon-mask-materiality-flow-and-meaning-along-javas-islamic-northwest-coast-9789004311374","title":"The Encoded Cirebon Mask: Materiality, Flow, and Meaning along Java's Islamic Northwest Coast","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn The Encoded Cirebon Mask: Materiality, Flow, and Meaning along Java’s Islamic  Northwest Coast, Laurie Margot Ross situates masks and masked dancing in the Cirebon region of Java (Indonesia) as an original expression of Islam. This is a different view from that of many scholars, who argue that canonical prohibitions on fashioning idols and imagery prove that masks are mere relics of indigenous beliefs that Muslim travelers could not eradicate. Making use of archives, oral histories, and the performing objects themselves, Ross traces the mask’s trajectory from a popular entertainment in Cirebon—once a portal of global exchange—to a stimulus for establishing a deeper connection to God in late colonial Java, and eventual links to nationalism in post-independence Indonesia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is a rare case of a scholar taking seriously the Islamic religious sentiments that underlie a local Southeast Asian artistic tradition.\" - Shahzad Bashir, Lysbeth Warren Anderson Professor in Islamic Studies, Stanford   \"A mountain of fascinating information.\" – Benedict Anderson, Aaron L. Binenkorb Late Professor Emeritus of Government and International Studies, Cornell University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFigures, Drawings, Map   Introduction   Part I: Cultural Markers  Chapter 1: The Pasisir in the Age of Steam, Sail, and the Railway   Chapter 2: Independence: Registration Cards, Theme Parks, and Topeng Tours   Chapter 3: Floating Artists on the Circumambulatory Road   Part II: Mystic Travelers  Chapter 4: Tuning the Body: Dzikir Flows and Sonic Theism   Chapter 5: Engaging the Body and the Senses   Part III: Objects that Speak  Chapter 6: Looking Closely: The Iconic Mask   Chapter 7: Looking Closer: The Inner Face   Chapter 8: Mapping Tarekat: Performing the Mosque\/Grave Complex   Conclusion   Appendix I: The Topeng Cosmology   Appendix II: Fitting Susuk   Glossary   Works Consulted","brand":"Brill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53210681770327,"sku":"9789004311374","price":128.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-encoded-cirebon-mask-materiality-flow-and-meaning-along-javas-islamic-northwest-coast-9789004311374","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}