Panji tales

Panji tales
Panji tales
	Raden Panji Inu Kertapati searching for his lost wife, Dewi Sekartaji
Folk tale
Name	Panji tales
Mythology	Javanese
Country	Indonesia
Region	Java
Origin Date	before 1400

The Panji tales are a cycle of Javanese stories, centred around the legendary prince of the same name (actually a title) from East Java, Indonesia. Along with the Ramayana and Mahabharata, the tales are the basis of various poems, sculpture and painting, dance-drama performances and genres of wayang (shadow puppetry), especially the one known in East and Central Java as wayang gedhog (the meaning here is unclear, as "gedhog" means "a thumping sound").^[1] Panji tales have been the inspiration of Indonesian traditional dances, most notably the topeng (mask) dances of Cirebon, Central Java and Malang, as well as gambuh dance-drama in Bali. Especially in the environs of Kediri, part of the probable homeland of the tales of Panji, local stories grew and were connected with the obscure legendary figure of Totok Kerot.^[2] Panji tales have spread from East Java (Indonesia) to be a fertile source for literature and drama throughout Indochina Peninsula (a region that includes modern-day Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, South Vietnam) and Malay World as well.^[3]

^ Holt (1967), p. 124, who says the meaning is unclear. In this book, which is often cited as a reference, the word was misspelt as "godeg".
^ Timoer (1981)
^ Holt 1967, p. 274.

[1] Holt (1967), p. 124, who says the meaning is unclear. In this book, which is often cited as a reference, the word was misspelt as "godeg".

[2] Timoer (1981)

[FOOTNOTEHolt1967274-3] Holt 1967, p. 274.

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