Tayuban : dancing the spirit in Java /

Once a year a ritual is held in a Javanese village. After a distribution of food, men dance with professional female dancers. Their allegedly sexual ethos makes these 'tayuban' unacceptable as national culture, but the dancing is a gift to the protective spirit in exchange for well-being,...

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Other Authors: Hughes-Freeland, Felicia, 1954-
Format: Electronic Video
Language:English
Indonesian
Published: London, UK : Royal Anthropological Institute, 1996
Series:Ethnographic video online ; volume 2
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