Kasenian Rรฉak: the Sundanese horse dance between artistic performance and ceremonial possession (II)

Luigi Monteanni spent a year in Indonesia to study the Kasenian Rรฉak, the traditional Sundanese horse dance, during which the participants in the ritual are possessed by spirits. Whatโ€ฆ

Kasenian Rรฉak: the Sundanese horse dance between artistic performance and ceremonial possession (I)

Luigi Monteanni spent a year in Indonesia to study Kasenian Rรฉak, the traditional Sundanese horse dance, during which the participants in the ritual are possessed by spirits. What we propose in two episodes is a full-bodied extract from his master's degree thesis born from this experience.