Sufism and storytelling: wayang kulit, songs, fables, poetry and journalism in the archipelago. [Website] (2022)
Abstract
IT has been stated that Islam, and some of the rituals in the decades of the 1800s through the 1900s in Tanjong were visibly imbued with Sufistic influences and ideas. To be sure, this is not peculiar to Pulau Pinang. The work of the Sufis were found, and manifested in both the abstract and the concrete throughout the Malay Archipelago. Sufi traces were found in court texts, the hikayats, songs, fables and poetry. Just observe Malay cultural and religious activities, and in the conduct of feasts and festivities. Enter a traditional mosque, or a Malay house, one finds its presence. They shape Malay arts, architecture, journalism.
The Sufis have put the arts to good use to subtly introduce Islam to the Malays. The wayang kulit (shadow puppet play), dikir barat (lyrical verse debate) and gamelan music so popular in the Archipelago prior to the advent of Islam were the media most effectively utilized. That was the media then (and now).
| Item Type: | Website |
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| Keywords: | Wayang kulit, Archipelago, Art spirituality, Malay arts |
| Taxonomy: | By Subject > Art & Design > Creative Photomedia By Subject > Art & Design > Visual Culture Studies |
| Local Content Hub: | Subjects > Art & Design |
| Depositing User: | Munirah Mohd Izzan (KABS, Puncak Alam) |
| Date Deposited: | 30 Mar 2022 04:32 |
| Last Modified: | 30 Mar 2022 04:35 |
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