Theater and martial arts in West Sumatra Randai and silek of the Minangkabau
Randai, the popular folk theater tradition of the Minangkabau ethnic group in West Sumatra, has evolved to include influences of martial arts, storytelling, and folk songs. Theater and Martial Arts in West Sumatra describes the origin, development, and cultural background of randai and highlights tw...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Athens :
Ohio Unviersity Center for International Studies
1998.
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| Colección: | EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Monographs in international studies. Southeast Asia series ; no. 103. |
| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b38559651*spi |
| Sumario: | Randai, the popular folk theater tradition of the Minangkabau ethnic group in West Sumatra, has evolved to include influences of martial arts, storytelling, and folk songs. Theater and Martial Arts in West Sumatra describes the origin, development, and cultural background of randai and highlights two recent developments: the emergence of female performers and modern staging techniques. This book also explores the indigenous martial arts form silek, a vital part of randai today. The strong presence of silek is illustrated in the martial focus of the stories that are told through randai, in it. |
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| Descripción Física: | xii, 267 p. : il., mapas |
| Formato: | Forma de acceso: World Wide Web. |
| Bibliografía: | Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. 255-258) e índice. |
| ISBN: | 9780896804135 |
