Javanese Chronicles Go Mainstream
Tuesday, June 14, 2005
A deluxe edition of Babad Tanah Jawi has been published by the Lontar Foundation. It is being distributed free of charge to school libraries and universities.
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THE Babad Tanah Jawi, or Chronicle of Java, is a book which is not widely available, but the contents are well-known to the Javanese. It has inspired many forms of popular Javanese art, such as Joko Tingkir, Joko Tarub, Ciung Wanara, The Tale of Putri Campa, and Untung Surapati. Its influence can be seen on a daily basis in stage performances of ketoprak (historical Javanese drama-play), ludruk (East Javanese folk theatre), radio dramas, and
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