A Comparative Study Of The Kayon In The Shadow Puppet Theatre Of Java, Bali And Kelantan: A Visual And Interpretive Understanding Of Its Symbols

Kingham, Sugu P. J. (2011) A Comparative Study Of The Kayon In The Shadow Puppet Theatre Of Java, Bali And Kelantan: A Visual And Interpretive Understanding Of Its Symbols. PhD thesis, Universiti Sains Malaysia.

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Abstract

The kayon of Java, known also as kakayonan in Bali, and referred to as the pohon beringin in Kelantan, is an ornate tree-or leaf-shaped puppet with which all shadow puppet theatre performances across these locations are formally opened and closed. A tree-shaped figure, with equivalent functions, does not appear in the shadow puppet theatre outside Indonesia and Malaysia. However, it appears in a disguised fashion in the Thai nang talung version of the shadow puppet theatre (the sage carries in his hand an object that resembles the kayon).

Item Type:	Thesis (PhD)
Subjects:	P Language and Literature > P Philology. Linguistics > P1-1091 Philology. Linguistics(General)
Divisions:	Pusat Pengajian Ilmu Kemanusiaan (School of Humanities) > Thesis
Depositing User:	ASM Ab Shukor Mustapa
Date Deposited:	26 Oct 2018 01:55
Last Modified:	12 Apr 2019 05:26
URI:	http://eprints.usm.my/id/eprint/42737

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