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Transformative Thanatology and Mesatya Politics: Reconstructing Kumbakarna's Heroism in Contemporary Balinese Shadow Puppet Theatre Wicaksana, I Dewa Ketut; Wicaksandita, I Dewa Ketut; Prasetya, Hanggar Budi; Hinzler , Hedwig Ingrid Rigmodis
Jurnal Kajian Bali (Journal of Bali Studies) Vol. 15 No. 3 (2025): Identity in Contemporary Bali
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24843/JKB.2025.v15.i03.p07

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This study re-examines the paradigm of heroic death in traditional performing arts through the Kumbakarna Lina (The Death of Kumbakarna) episode of Balinese shadow theatre as a dialectical locus between local values and global discourses. Employing an interpretive-hermeneutic approach, it integrates Balinese Hindu cosmology with Heidegger’s concept of Being-towards-death, Festinger’s theory of cognitive dissonance, and Schechner’s notion of restored behavior. Data were collected through participatory observation, visual documentation, textual analysis of the Kakawin Rāmāyana, and interviews with puppet masters and cultural practitioners. The findings highlight three contributions: (1) the conceptualization of transformative thanatology, positioning death as moral-cosmic integration; (2) the articulation of mesatya as a political-spiritual resistance principle transcending genealogical loyalty; and (3) the transformation of sacred narratives from textual media to contemporary performance and digital platforms, raising ethical concerns of authenticity. These insights enrich cross-cultural studies of death, heroism, and performance while offering practical implications for preserving and adapting tradition in the global era.
A Comparative Study of Language Maintenance among the Balinese and Dayak Ngaju through Identity and Core Cultural Practices Maria Arina Luardini; Putu Sutama
Jurnal Kajian Bali (Journal of Bali Studies) Vol. 15 No. 3 (2025): Identity in Contemporary Bali
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This article presents a comparative study of language maintenance among the Balinese in Bali and the Dayak Ngaju in Central Kalimantan, viewed through the lenses of identity and core cultural values. Both groups share similarities in their sociocultural Hindu traditions and social structures: the Balinese are organized through the banjar (community system), while the Dayak Ngaju communities are traditionally based along river streams. The findings show that Balinese language maintenance is stronger than that of Dayak Ngaju. Balinese is widely used across traditional and modern cultural domains, while Dayak Ngaju is mainly used in traditional contexts. Moreover, Balinese is reinforced by its own script and a distinct diglossia structure, features absent in Dayak Ngaju. This study suggests that effective local language maintenance should consider the vitality of core cultural practices within each domain.  
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Jurnal Kajian Bali (Journal of Bali Studies) Vol. 15 No. 3 (2025): Identity in Contemporary Bali
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