Women in the Shadows. Jennifer Goodlander

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      Women in the Shadows

       Ohio University Research in International Studies

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      Women in the Shadows

       Gender, Puppets, and the Power of Tradition in Bali

       Jennifer Goodlander

      OHIO UNIVERSITY RESEARCH IN INTERNATIONAL STUDIES

      SOUTHEAST ASIA SERIES NO. 129

      OHIO UNIVERSITY PRESS

      ATHENS

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       Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

      Names: Goodlander, Jennifer, 1975– author.

      Title: Women in the shadows : gender, puppets, and the power of tradition in Bali / Jennifer Goodlander.

      Description: Athens : Ohio University Press, [2016] | Series: Ohio University research in international studies. Southeast Asia series ; no. 129 | Includes bibliographical references and index.

      Identifiers: LCCN 2016026047| ISBN 9780896803039 (hc : alk. paper) | ISBN 9780896803046 (pb : alk. paper) | ISBN 9780896804944 (pdf)

      Subjects: LCSH: Shadow shows—Indonesia—Bali Island. | Women Puppeteers—Indonesia—Bali Island. | Wayang. | Sex role—Indonesia—Bali Island. | Ethnology—Indonesia—Bali Island. | Bali Island (Indonesia)—Civilization.

      Classification: LCC PN1979.S5 G66 2016 | DDC 791.5309598/62—dc23

      LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016026047

      I dedicate this book in the memory of my mother.

      Contents

       List of Figures

       Acknowledgments

       Note on Language and Terms

       ONE. Gender, Puppets, and Tradition

       PART ONE. SEKALA: THE VISIBLE REALM

       TWO. Practices of Tradition

       THREE. Objects of Tradition

       PART TWO. NISKALA: THE INVISIBLE REALM

       FOUR. Ritual Traditions: Becoming a Dalang

       FIVE. Women Dalang: Negotiating the Invisible and the Visible Realms

       SIX. Thoughts from the Shadows

       Notes

       Glossary

       References

       Index

      Figures

       1.1. Pakian adat, or traditional clothing

       1.2. Backstage during a wayang kulit performance

       2.1. Setting up the stage for a wayang kulit performance

       2.2. Pak Tunjung teaches his son Nandhu

       2.3. The kayonan

       2.4. Momosimoko and Arjuna

       2.5. The oil lamp hangs in front of the dalang’s face

       2.6. The penasar

       3.1. Wayang in a museum in Bali

       3.2. The author’s puppet box

       3.3. Pak Artawa shows two unpainted puppets

       3.4. Niwatakwaca, Bima, and Arjuna

       3.5. Wayang Ramayana at Setia Darma House

       3.6. Wayang Calon Arang at Setia Darma House

       3.7. Pak Tunjung is given an old puppet

       4.1. Guru Made and his wife work together during the ceremony

       5.1. Ni Ketut Trijata holds two of her favorite puppets

       5.2. Ni Wayan Rasiani

       5.3. Ni Wayan Nondri

       5.4. Ni Nyoman Tjandri

       5.5. Ni Wayan Suratni