Pangpagaq: Religious and Social Significance of a Traditional Kenyah Music-Dance From.
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THE SARAWAK MUSEUM JOURNAL |
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Title :
Pangpagaq: Religious and Social Significance of a Traditional Kenyah Music-Dance From. |
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Author :
V.K. Gorlinski |
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Abstract:
Pangpagaq is a combination music/dance form traditionally performed among the Kenyah Umaq Jalan of East Kalimantan, Indonesia.1 In the past, pangpagaq was performed at rice planting time (nugan), but today it is no longer practiced. The Umaq Jalan unhesitatingly associate the form with their traditional customs and religion prior to the adoption of Christianity, but most are unable to elucidate any symbolic or spiritual significance of the genre. Traditions such as pangpagaq are of great importance not only to our research of the religious and social history of the Kenyah, but also to our understanding of the contemporary Kenyah worldview. This paper seeks to elucidate some of the relationships between pangpagaq and the Kenyah Umaq Jalan adat of former decades. In the analysis, primary emphasis will be given to underlying linguistic significance of pangpagaq rhythms, symbolism of the physical performance, and aspects of performance practice which possibly underscored traditional social stratification. The results of the study will then be discussed briefly in light of modern-day cultural trends of the Kenyah Umaq Jalan.
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| DOI: XXXX |
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How to cite:
Gorlinski, V. K. (1989). Pangpagaq: Religious and Social Significance of a Traditional Kenyah Music-Dance From. The Sarawak Museum Journal, XL (61): 279-302 |
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