2006/03/01 by Clara Brakel‐Papenhuyzen · 1 citation
Social Sciences · Arts and Humanities · #Asian Studies and History #Cultural and Artistic Studies #Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies #HERO #Civilization #Mythology #Islam #Storytelling #Oral tradition #Literature #Modernization theory #History #Art #Narrative #Political science #Law
paper · doi:10.1080/13639810600652352
openalex publication_date 2006/03/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/30
The origin of the Jaka Tarub story in oral tradition shows how Javanese culture deals with encounters and fissues in its civilisation. Drawing on a north Javanese kentrungan performance recorded in the 1980s the article shows how these Islamic storytellers have skilfully blended ancient myths and folktales with local history and non-Javanese Islamic legends. As a rich source of information on local language, manners and customs, these oral tales may also help to answer questions on the relationship between Javanese and other cultures. Investigation of this genre is urgent since the art of storytelling is rapidly fading under the pressure of modernisation.