Wayang Kulit

Every source carries its tier. Tier 1 is material originating from the community itself; tier 6 is a tertiary source recorded only as a marker of a circulating claim and never as the basis of a statement.

1. 1 T2 Tier 2 — Peer-reviewed scholarshipJournal article Sumarsam. Gamelan: Cultural Interaction and Musical Development in Central Java. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1995.
2. 2 T2 Tier 2 — Peer-reviewed scholarshipMonograph Sears, Laurie J. Shadows of Empire: Colonial Discourse and Javanese Tales. Durham: Duke University Press, 1996.
3. 3 T2 Tier 2 — Peer-reviewed scholarshipMonograph Mrázek, Jan. Phenomenology of a Puppet Theatre: Contemplations on the Art of Javanese Wayang Kulit. Leiden: KITLV Press, 2005.
4. 4 T5 Tier 5 — Popular secondaryPopular book Mulyono, Sri. Wayang: Asal-usul, Filsafat dan Masa Depannya. Jakarta: Gunung Agung, 1978.
5. 5 T3 Tier 3 — Institutional and officialOfficial designation UNESCO. “Wayang Puppet Theatre”, inskripsi 2008 (proklamasi Masterpiece 2003); “Indonesian Kris”, inskripsi 2008 (proklamasi 2005); “Gamelan”, inskripsi 2021.
6. 6 T1 Tier 1 — Primary, community-originatedOral testimony Tuturan Ki Purbo Asmoro perihal lakon ruwatan Murwakala dan syarat pementasannya. Wawancara, Surakarta, Juli 2024.