Javanese Culture and the Meanings of Locality

Studies on the Arts, Urbanism, Polity, and Society

Inbunden, Engelska, 2016

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Beskrivning

Javanese Culture and the Meanings of Locality: Studies on the Arts, Urbanism, Polity, and Society is an examination of the social and cultural geography of Java. This book penetrates and surveys the Javanese world, and examines the traditions, customs, arts, urban habitation, polity, history, and belief systems of people who speak the Javanese language and live on Java Island in the Indonesian archipelago. A primary focus in these essays is to analyze the meanings of locality in the context of arts, architecture, polity, and society, with the hope of unveiling the potential of local culture in enriching and strengthening the diversity of the global world.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2016-07-13
Mått:163 x 235 x 18 mm
Vikt:408 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:160
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9781498533089

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Bagoes Wiryomartono is a faculty member in the School of Architecture and Design at the University of Pelita Harapan.

Recensioner i media

This illuminating study—which is one of few works published in English from a native point of view—offers new insights into understanding Javanese concepts of aesthetics, and is a profound contribution to the fields of cultural studies, philosophy, political science, architecture, and urban design.

Innehållsförteckning

Chapter 1: Aesthetics in Javanese Culture and TraditionChapter 2: Pra Kuta Negara: Pre-Islamic States and Formative Urbanism in Java IndonesiaChapter 3: Kuta Negara: The Javanese Idea of City/State and its Historical EvolutionChapter 4: Javanese Way of LivingChapter 5: Javanese Pride, Patronage, and Prophecy: Political Culture in Indonesia