Dictionary of Traditional South-East Asian Theatre.

• Author: GEROW, EDWIN
• Position: Review

Dictionary of Traditional South-East Asian Theatre. By GHULAM-SARWAR YOUSOF. Kuala Lumpur: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, 1994. Pp. 327. $32 (paper).

The present dictionary, the "first of its kind," complements the work reviewed above, and covers approximately the same geographical area, adding the Philippines. The focus is general, and many contemporary subjects are included. But the past is not neglected--for instance, the entry Mahabharata (sic--diacritics, as in Malay, are not used) receives over five full pages, and includes even a precis of the eighteen books. Of course, the emphasis is on the reception of the Mahabharat--Indianists may find some of...