The Complete Book of Keris Jawa, Dimensions of Spirituality of the Archipelago Author : Ki Juru Bangunjiwa Size : 15 x 23 cm Thickness : xii + 564 pp Legend, History, Ricikan, Tough, Kitchen, Prestige, Function, Mystery, Manufacture, to Function and How to Care for Keris. "This book needs to be read by anyone who already knows keris or who is just learning about keris, because keris is already a complete part of Nusantara culture that is inseparable from the culture itself. And we can know the extent of the pattern and way of thinking of the Nusantara people in the kris itself. In keris, we are stepped on to travel and wander in the inner world of the ancestors of the archipelago wading through the ancestral way of thinking imprinted in the keris. They become strength in the charisma of a kris." Drs Oka Kusumayudha, Former Editor-in-Chief of SKH Kedaulatan Rakyat, Former Chairman of PWI-Prop DIY, and now Pangarsa Abdidalem Paguyuban Journalist Sepuh Yogyakarta (The Yogyakarta Senior Journalist) Through this book, the author introduces the science of kris or Krisology and how to understand it based on the reason and instincts of the ancestors long ago. Judging from various sciences, especially metallurgical science, it turns out that kris is a masterpiece that is most successful and recognized by the international world. This book contains the ins and outs of keris, ranging from the legend and history of keris, ricikan, warangka, tangguh, dapur or model, prestige and mystery behind prestige, manufacturing process, and forging. Also equipped with functions and how to care for kris. Through this book we can understand why UNESCO, a United Nations agency to award the Indonesian kris with an award, "The Masterpiece of The Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity" which is an oral and non-material masterpiece for humanity as a world heritage, in Paris on November 25, 2017.

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