[Javanologi Explore] Javanese Tradition: Wayang Orang

by javanologi | Oct 17, 2022 | #JavaneseTradition, #JavanologiExploreEN

Wayang orang or wayang wong (in Javanese language), as the name implies this wayang is played by using people as characters in the wayang story. Wayang wong created by Sri Susuhunan Hamangkurat I in 1731 on Mataram Kingdom. Usually play a story that is lifted based on...

[Javanologi Explore] Batik Jawa: Mega Mendung Batik Motif

by javanologi | Oct 17, 2022 | #JavaneseFashion, #JavanologiExploreEN

The Mega Mendung motif is symbolized by an image of a cloud that has a philosophy of being a rain-bearing cloud which is a symbol of fertility and life-giving. This batik motif has a history related to the arrival of the Chinese in Cirebon, namely Sunan Gunung Jati...

[Javanologi Explore] Javanese Figure: Poerbatjaraka

by javanologi | Oct 17, 2022 | #JavaneseFigure, #JavanologiExploreEN

PoerbatjarakaPoerbatjaraka (alternative spelling: Purbacaraka, 1 January 1884 – 25 July 1964) was a Javanese/Indonesian self-taught philologist and professor, specialising in Javanese literature. The eldest son of a Surakarta noble courtier in the Dutch East Indies,...

[Javanologi Explore] Javanese Tradition: Weton

by javanologi | Oct 17, 2022 | #JavaneseTradition, #JavanologiExploreEN

Weton Javanese people are well-known for their unique and peculiar way to calculate one’s fortune, including future mate, luck, character, and many more. It is covered in the Javanese Book of primbon which also contains Javanese calendar calculation (weton). The word...

[Javanese Diaspora] The Effect of the Existence of the Javanese Diaspora on the Formation of Community and Identity in the Era of Globalization

by javanologi | Aug 20, 2022 | #JavaneseDiaspora, #JavanologiExploreEN

In an increasingly globalized era, we should always be reminded that identity is a social construction, depending on time, place, and social scope (Agnew, 2005:12). Wenger (2004:151) states that identity is defined socially not only because of its reification in...

[Javanese Diaspora] “Kabudayaan Djowo” as the Cultural Identity of the Javanese-Surinamese Diaspora in the Netherlands

by javanologi | Aug 19, 2022 | #JavaneseDiaspora, #JavanologiExploreEN, Uncategorized

“Kabudayaan Djowo” The Javanese-Surinamese diaspora community in the Netherlands is one of the Javanese diaspora community groups that have experienced two diasporas, namely in Suriname and in the Netherlands. The term Javanese culture is commonly referred to as...