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
ONE. Gender, Puppets, and Tradition
PART ONE. SEKALA: THE VISIBLE REALM
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
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
2.5. 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