Birds, Bards, Buffoons and Brahmans : (Re-)Tracing the Indic Roots of some Ancient and Modern Performing Characters from Java and Bali 

Birds, Bards, Buffoons and Brahmans : (Re-)Tracing the Indic Roots of some Ancient and Modern Performing Characters from Java and Bali 

On the basis of evidence gathered from Old Javanese textual sources and Central Javanese temple reliefs, I proposed to identify some figures of itinerant ascetics-cum-performers—the vidus—as localised Javanese counterparts of Indic prototypes, namely low-status and antinomian Śaiva practitioners (Ac...

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1. autor: Acri , Andrea
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spelling openedition-oai:revues.org:archipel_555 https://doi.org/10.4000/archipel.555 urn:doi:10.4000/archipel.555 en https://journals.openedition.org/archipel/555 2018-01-18T01:00:00Z info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess article info:eu-repo/semantics/article urn:handle:20.500.13089/a1wt https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/ Birds, Bards, Buffoons and Brahmans : (Re-)Tracing the Indic Roots of some Ancient and Modern Performing Characters from Java and Bali  Archipel Association Archipel info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/2104-3655 info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/0044-8613 URI:https://journals.openedition.org/archipel Acri , Andrea On the basis of evidence gathered from Old Javanese textual sources and Central Javanese temple reliefs, I proposed to identify some figures of itinerant ascetics-cum-performers—the vidus—as localised Javanese counterparts of Indic prototypes, namely low-status and antinomian Śaiva practitioners (Acri 2011). Building on the work of Stutterheim, Becker, and Coldiron, here I take up additional textual, art historical, and ethnographic evidence from Java and Bali that suggests a premodern, and ultimately Indic, origin of some performances and their specific performers—viz. the ancient Javanese pirus, the modern Javanese canthang balung and talèdhèk, and the contemporary Balinese topeng Sidha Karya. In pinpointing certain striking analogies between Śaiva traditions of itinerant practitioners known from the Indian Subcontinent and their hypothesised Archipelagic ‘relatives’, I aim to ‘historicize’ those figures, and trace their origins to related figures and milieux—at once performative, ritual, and/or ascetic—known from the Sanskritic tradition. Having briefly discussed the philosophical and/or ritual rationale underpinning many of the performances presented here, I will venture to sketch the socio-cultural factors that affected their Javanese and Balinese performers, who adapted to changing circumstances and external influences (e.g. Islamization and/or Western ‘modernization’) by adopting new modes of engagement with audiences, patrons, and prevalent religious and/or ritual fashions. À partir d’éléments recueillis dans des sources textuelles en vieux-javanais et sur des reliefs de temples de Java Central, je propose d’identifier certains personnages d’ascètes/acteurs itinérants – les vidu – comme des homologues javanais localisés de prototypes indiens, à savoir individus de basse condition et adeptes antinomiens de Śiva (Acri 2011). S’appuyant sur les travaux de Stutterheim, Becker et Coldiron, je livre ici des données supplémentaires tirées de textes, de l’histoire de l’art et de descriptions ethnographiques de Java et de Bali, qui suggèrent une origine pré-moderne, et en fin de compte indienne, de certains spectacles et de leurs acteurs spécifiques, à savoir le pirus de l’ancienne Java, les canthang balung et talèdhèk du Java moderne et le topeng balinais contemporain Sidha Karya. En montrant certaines analogies frappantes entre traditions sivaïtes de praticiens itinérants connues dans le sous-continent indien et leurs hypothétiques « parents » dans l’Archipel, mon but est « d’historiciser » ces personnages, et de tracer leurs origines dans des personnages et milieux – à la fois liés au spectacle, au rituel et/ou à l’ascétisme- de la tradition sanskrite. Après une brève discussion sur les raisons philosophiques et/ou rituelles qui sous-tendent nombre de spectacles présentés ici, je me risquerai à aborder les facteurs socio-culturels qui ont influencé leurs interprètes javanais et balinais, qui se sont adaptés aux circonstances changeantes ainsi qu’à des influences externes (par exemple l’islamisation et/ou la « modernisation » occidentale) en adoptant de nouvelles façons d’interagir avec les publics, les mécènes, ainsi qu’avec les modes religieuses et/ou rituelles répandues.
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description On the basis of evidence gathered from Old Javanese textual sources and Central Javanese temple reliefs, I proposed to identify some figures of itinerant ascetics-cum-performers—the vidus—as localised Javanese counterparts of Indic prototypes, namely low-status and antinomian Śaiva practitioners (Acri 2011). Building on the work of Stutterheim, Becker, and Coldiron, here I take up additional textual, art historical, and ethnographic evidence from Java and Bali that suggests a premodern, and ultimately Indic, origin of some performances and their specific performers—viz. the ancient Javanese pirus, the modern Javanese canthang balung and talèdhèk, and the contemporary Balinese topeng Sidha Karya. In pinpointing certain striking analogies between Śaiva traditions of itinerant practitioners known from the Indian Subcontinent and their hypothesised Archipelagic ‘relatives’, I aim to ‘historicize’ those figures, and trace their origins to related figures and milieux—at once performative, ritual, and/or ascetic—known from the Sanskritic tradition. Having briefly discussed the philosophical and/or ritual rationale underpinning many of the performances presented here, I will venture to sketch the socio-cultural factors that affected their Javanese and Balinese performers, who adapted to changing circumstances and external influences (e.g. Islamization and/or Western ‘modernization’) by adopting new modes of engagement with audiences, patrons, and prevalent religious and/or ritual fashions.
author Acri , Andrea
spellingShingle Acri , Andrea
Birds, Bards, Buffoons and Brahmans : (Re-)Tracing the Indic Roots of some Ancient and Modern Performing Characters from Java and Bali 
author_facet Acri , Andrea
author_sort Acri , Andrea
title Birds, Bards, Buffoons and Brahmans : (Re-)Tracing the Indic Roots of some Ancient and Modern Performing Characters from Java and Bali 
title_short Birds, Bards, Buffoons and Brahmans : (Re-)Tracing the Indic Roots of some Ancient and Modern Performing Characters from Java and Bali 
title_full Birds, Bards, Buffoons and Brahmans : (Re-)Tracing the Indic Roots of some Ancient and Modern Performing Characters from Java and Bali 
title_fullStr Birds, Bards, Buffoons and Brahmans : (Re-)Tracing the Indic Roots of some Ancient and Modern Performing Characters from Java and Bali 
title_full_unstemmed Birds, Bards, Buffoons and Brahmans : (Re-)Tracing the Indic Roots of some Ancient and Modern Performing Characters from Java and Bali 
title_sort birds, bards, buffoons and brahmans : (re-)tracing the indic roots of some ancient and modern performing characters from java and bali 
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