Jathilan: Trance and Possession in Java

Jathilan: Trance and Possession in Java blev instrueret af Robert Lemelson.

Jathilan: Trance and Possession in Java har en spilletid på 26 m.

Jathilan: Trance and Possession in Java blev produceret af Robert Lemelson, Alessandra Pasquino.

Jathilan is a Javanese folk dance that uses the power of music and dance to channel powerful and sometimes terrifying forces. Led by a spiritual guide and a whip-bearing ringleader, a group of dancers ride woven horses in rhythmic unison until spirits enter them. Once possessed they engage in a range of self-mortification behaviors until safely emerging from their altered state, left with no memory of the event and no lingering ill effects. The film, 'Jathilan: Trance and Possession in Java,' combines footage of a number of Jathilan performances with interviews with dancers, spiritual leaders, anthropologists, and enthusiasts. Multiple interpretations of Jathilan's significance ultimately emerge, from an empirical proof of spiritual presence, to a strategy of community building, to a resistant expression of folk identity.

Nøglepersonerne i Jathilan: Trance and Possession in Java er Self - Jathilan Performer (Budi), Self - Jathilan Performer (Hari), Self - Jathilan Performer (Jajuli).

Jathilan: Trance and Possession in Java er bedømt Not Rated.

Jathilan: Trance and Possession in Java er en Documentary, Short, Historie -film.