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Shame and stage fright in Java

Ethos11 (3)Published In 1983 • Pages: 152-165

By: Keeler, Ward.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This article explores why the Javanese, like the Balinese, seem to have stage fright. Based on closer analysis of Javanese etiquette and concepts of self and identity, the author disagrees with this view. Interviews with individual actors shows that what they expereince when asked to perfom is not stage fright, but something which the author called 'status fright', a fear that the role one plays on stage would confuse people about one's true 'self' and real identity in the community.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Drives and emotions
Social personality
Etiquette
Ethics
Ethnopsychology
Techniques of socialization
Family relationships
Status of children
Transmission of cultural norms
Status, role, and prestige
Ethos
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Javanese
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2010
RegionThe area the document pertains to
Asia
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Southeast Asia
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
article
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Anthropologist
Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
Teferi Abate Adem; 2009
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1971-1974, 1978-1979
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1971-1983
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Java, Indonesia
NotesAdditional notes
Ward Keeler
Includes bibliographical references (p. 164-165)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
73643517
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Javanese (Indonesian people)