Abstract
The anthropological concern with classification is usually directed towards religious systems but rarely examines indigenous systems of classification in performance. This article analyses performance traditions in the palace of Yogyakarta in Java. It argues that classificatory ramifications determine specific and subtle ideas about communication. Conclusions are that cultural modernization in Indonesia is causing Western classificatory strategies to have a radical effect on the status and meaning of traditional performance.
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