2011
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9655.2011.01681.x
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Beyond the exemplary centre: knowledge, power, and sovereign bodies in Java

Abstract: The article explores the formative effects of forms of esoteric knowledge associated with Sundanese and Javanese martial arts in Indonesia. Those in possession of such knowledge are held to be efficacious and able to act in an intercessory capacity, mediating relations with the denizens of the unseen world, the alam ghaib, to afford protection to themselves and others. It is knowledge that implies a link to and ability to mediate relations with a higher form of authority. More recently, these forms of knowledg… Show more

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“…These can range from small‐scale segments where certain neighbourhoods are ‘black spots’ in which local big men or gangs govern over spaces that have been occupied by movements or militias, to de facto secession of territory. Sometimes this process is even orchestrated by government itself (Hagmann and Hoehne, ; Ng'weno, ; Pratten and Sen, ; Taussig, ; I. Wilson, ; L. Wilson, ; Wolford, ; in this issue, see Lund and Rachman, and Hoffmann, Vlassenroot and Marchais). The same space, thus, can comprise various functional jurisdictions exercised by different authorities.…”
Section: Dynamics Of Recognitionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…These can range from small‐scale segments where certain neighbourhoods are ‘black spots’ in which local big men or gangs govern over spaces that have been occupied by movements or militias, to de facto secession of territory. Sometimes this process is even orchestrated by government itself (Hagmann and Hoehne, ; Ng'weno, ; Pratten and Sen, ; Taussig, ; I. Wilson, ; L. Wilson, ; Wolford, ; in this issue, see Lund and Rachman, and Hoffmann, Vlassenroot and Marchais). The same space, thus, can comprise various functional jurisdictions exercised by different authorities.…”
Section: Dynamics Of Recognitionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Here the latter is clearly implied. Runturambi's claim that ilmu hipnotis involves “ability from outside of oneself” refers to the widespread mystical practice of establishing relationships with denizens of the alam gaib —the invisible realm that overlays our own—and procuring their assistance in worldly affairs (Wilson , 307). Hypnotic phenomena thus arise not from the mind or physiology of the subject, nor their relationship with the hypnotist, but from the supernatural agencies hypnotists have co‐opted.…”
Section: A History Of Hypnosismentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Paralel dengan fenomena semacam itu, ritual-ritual lain di berbagai area budaya, seperti ritual ruwatan ('keselamatan seseorang') di Jawa (Darmoko, 2002), ritual pikukuh ('harmoni dengan alam') di Baduy (Permana, et al, 2011), ritual sumpah pocong ('bersumpah dalam keadaan terbungkus kain kafan') di wilayah Tapal Kuda (Jawa Timur) (Saputra, dkk., 2009), atau ritual lain yang dimanfaatkan sebagai media integrasi sosial (Siregar, 1997), diyakini oleh pendukungnya sebagai mekanisme kultural yang efektif, sekaligus mampu menjadi media kohesi sosial. Bahkan, praktik ritual lainnya integral dengan varian dari dimensi-dimensi religiusitas masyarakat lokal (Sidky, 2010;Daud, 2010;Wilson, 2011).…”
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