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Gathotkaca in the Kasantikaning Raga Manuscript: The Transformation of the Great Epic Mahābhārata and the Reception of the Wayang Tradition in Yogyakarta

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R. Bima Slamet Raharja1, *, Wismanugraha Christianto Rich2, Timbul Haryono2
1Candidate Doctor of Performing Arst and Visual Arts Studies at The Graduate School of Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogakarta, Indonesia
2The Graduate School of Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogakarta, Indonesia
*Corresponding author. Email: bima.raharja@ugm.ac.id
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R. Bima Slamet Raharja
Available Online 11 January 2024.
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10.2991/978-2-38476-186-9_14How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Kasantikaning Raga; Gathotkaca; written tradition; play narrative; reception; transformation
ABSTRACT

This article discusses the traces of the transformation of the Mahābhārata epic in the play script of the Yogyakarta style wayang writing tradition, entitled Kasantikaning Raga. Mahābhārata as a major epic has experienced a long journey from India to Java, Indonesia. As a result of this transformation process according to space and time, various kinds of narrative texts and performances have been produced, such as shadow puppets (wayang), dramas, and theatrical performances. Arriving in Java, the text of the epic turned into a narrative of wayang plays. Kasantikaning Raga is a manuscript from Yogyakarta written in the early 20th century, which tells the story of Gathotkaca, a great hero belonging to the Pandhawa family in the Mahabarata, who becomes the main character in the formation of wayang purwa plays combined with elements of local myths, ideologies, ecology, and cultures in Yogyakarta’s cultural area. Gathotkaca plays an important role as the center of the story that carries certain messages, characteristics of local culture and ecological markers. As a part of the transformation, this manuscript has been adapted by the Yogyakarta dalangs into parts of wayang plays.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the Critical Island Studies 2023 Conference (CISC 2023)
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Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
11 January 2024
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10.2991/978-2-38476-186-9_14
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2352-5398
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10.2991/978-2-38476-186-9_14How to use a DOI?
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© 2023 The Author(s)
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