The Worship of Semar: A Claim to "Jus Primordialis"

The Worship of Semar: A Claim to "Jus Primordialis"

An ethnography of Paguyuban Cahya Buwana (PCB, The Community of the Light of the Universe) at Gunong Srandil, Central Java, a group dedicated to the worship of Semar. The study reveals how a community of Chinese in Central Java has moved beyond limiting ethnic notions such as Peranakan (Chinese born...

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Main Author: CHAN, Margaret
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Language:English
Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2014
Subjects:
Semar
Kejawen
Javanism
Paguyuban Cahya Buwana
Gunung Srandil
Asian Studies
Religion
Online Access:https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/1873
https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/3130/viewcontent/Worship_of_Semar_Asian_Culture_38_Aug_2014.pdf
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spelling sg-smu-ink.soss_research-31302016-09-30T03:28:37Z The Worship of Semar: A Claim to "Jus Primordialis" CHAN, Margaret An ethnography of Paguyuban Cahya Buwana (PCB, The Community of the Light of the Universe) at Gunong Srandil, Central Java, a group dedicated to the worship of Semar. The study reveals how a community of Chinese in Central Java has moved beyond limiting ethnic notions such as Peranakan (Chinese born in Indonesia and adopting Indonesian language) and Totok (“newly-arrived” and retaining the Chinese language) to become entirely Javanese through entry into Kejawen (“Javanism”). This entry has been effected through their worship of Semar who has been described as the “father” of the Javanese. 2014-08-01T07:00:00Z text application/pdf https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/1873 https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/3130/viewcontent/Worship_of_Semar_Asian_Culture_38_Aug_2014.pdf http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Research Collection School of Social Sciences eng Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University Semar Kejawen Javanism Paguyuban Cahya Buwana Gunung Srandil Asian Studies Religion
institution Singapore Management University
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country Singapore
Singapore
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topic Semar
Kejawen
Javanism
Paguyuban Cahya Buwana
Gunung Srandil
Asian Studies
Religion
spellingShingle Semar
Kejawen
Javanism
Paguyuban Cahya Buwana
Gunung Srandil
Asian Studies
Religion
CHAN, Margaret
The Worship of Semar: A Claim to "Jus Primordialis"
description An ethnography of Paguyuban Cahya Buwana (PCB, The Community of the Light of the Universe) at Gunong Srandil, Central Java, a group dedicated to the worship of Semar. The study reveals how a community of Chinese in Central Java has moved beyond limiting ethnic notions such as Peranakan (Chinese born in Indonesia and adopting Indonesian language) and Totok (“newly-arrived” and retaining the Chinese language) to become entirely Javanese through entry into Kejawen (“Javanism”). This entry has been effected through their worship of Semar who has been described as the “father” of the Javanese.
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title The Worship of Semar: A Claim to "Jus Primordialis"
title_short The Worship of Semar: A Claim to "Jus Primordialis"
title_full The Worship of Semar: A Claim to "Jus Primordialis"
title_fullStr The Worship of Semar: A Claim to "Jus Primordialis"
title_full_unstemmed The Worship of Semar: A Claim to "Jus Primordialis"
title_sort worship of semar: a claim to "jus primordialis"
publisher Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University
publishDate 2014
url https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/1873
https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/3130/viewcontent/Worship_of_Semar_Asian_Culture_38_Aug_2014.pdf
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