Performing Arts and the Royal Courts of Southeast Asia, Volume Two: Pusaka as Performed Heritage

This publication brings together current scholarship that focuses on the significance of performing arts heritage of royal courts in Southeast Asia. The contributors consist of both established and early-career researchers working on traditional performing arts in the region and abroad. The first volume, Pusaka as Documented Heritage, consists of historical case studies, contexts and developments of royal court traditions, particularly in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The second volume, Pusaka as Performed Heritage, comprises chapters that problematise royal court traditions in the present century with case studies that examine the viability, adaptability and contemporary contexts for coexisting administrative structures.

Author: Mayco A. Santaella
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Brill
Published: 05/30/2024
Series: Brill's Southeast Asian Library #12
Pages: 400
ISBN: 9789004693159