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07 Sep 2016

The Ancient Beginnings of the Art of Shadow Puppetry

*By MartiniF*

*History & Tradition*

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In his Republic, Plato mentions a cave in India with an inscription from the second century BCE. The inscription refers to a shadow play performance where puppets of humans and animals were manipulated by a puppeteer in that cave. The fire behind...
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Wayang kulit figure, representing Semar (CC BY-SA 3.0) and Mask of Semar for traditional Javanese theater performance (CC BY-SA 3.0), and sarong from Java, c. 1880. — 27 Jul 2016

Semar: The Fallen God and Divine Jester of Indonesian Mythology

*By MartiniF*

*History & Tradition*

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Semar is probably one of the oldest characters in Indonesian mythology who was said to not have been derived from Hindu mythology. He was made famous by performances of Wayang (Shadow Puppets) in the islands of Java and Bali as a rather...
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Wayang

The Ancient Beginnings of the Art of Shadow Puppetry

Semar: The Fallen God and Divine Jester of Indonesian Mythology