Edi Sedyawati binti Iman Sudjahri (born 28 October 1938 in Malang; died 12 November 2022 in Jakarta)[1] was an Indonesian archeologist and historian.[2][3][4] She was a professor of archeology at the University of Indonesia,[5][6] Chairperson of the university's Department of Javanese Letters and Center for Humanities and Social Sciences and also Chair of the Department of Dance at the Jakarta Institute for Arts.[7] She also served as Indonesia's Director General of Culture in the Ministry of Education and Culture from 1993 to 1999.[8][9]

Sedyawati studied various forms of Indonesian dance in Ikatan Seni Tari Indonesia,[10] and in 1961 she performed in the Indonesian culture mission to China, North Korea, North Vietnam, and the USSR.[8] Although the primary purpose of the culture mission was soft diplomacy to Indonesia's allies, in 2006 Sedyawati wrote in a reflection that the performers primarily benefitted by networking with Indonesians from diverse cultural backgrounds and learning about the various styles of dance and performance art in the archipelago.[11]

In 1960, Sedyawati's work on dating carved statues near Karawang contributed toward proving that the ancient Tarumanagara kingdom embraced Hinduism.[12]

References

  1. ↑ "RIP: Prof. Dr. Edi Sedyawati (1938–2022)". Jakarta Institute of Arts. 12 November 2022. Archived from the original on 1 December 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  2. ↑ Juliana Harsianti, Going back to tradition. The Nation, 1 May 2017. Accessed 27 June 2018.
  3. ↑ Rita Widiadana, NH Dini and her endless soul-searching journey. Jakarta Post, 27 November 2017. Accessed 27 June 2018.
  4. ↑ Masajeng Rahmiasri, Cultural movement seeks Indonesian women to wear, preserve kebaya. Jakarta Post, 4 March 2017. Accessed 27 June 2018.
  5. ↑ Véronique Degroot, Candi, Space and Landscape: A Study on the Distribution, Orientation and Spatial Organization of Central Javanese Temple Remains, p. v. Leiden: Sidestone Press, 2009. ISBN 9789088900396
  6. ↑ Jennifer Sidharta, Passing down history through art. Global Indonesian Voices, 2 December 2015. Accessed 27 June 2018.
  7. ↑ Art of Indonesia, p. 233. Ed. Haryati Soebadio-Noto Soebagio. Periplus Editions, 1998. ISBN 9789625932378
  8. 1 2 Jennifer Lindsay, Heirs to World Culture: Being Indonesian, 1950-1965, p. 213. Leiden: Brill Publishers, 2012. ISBN 9789004253513
  9. ↑ Gunawan Mohamad, Celebrating Indonesia: Fifty Years with the Ford Foundation, 1953-2003, p. 173. New York City: Ford Foundation, 2003. ISBN 9789799796417
  10. ↑ Jennifer Lindsay, Heirs to World Culture, p. 214.
  11. ↑ Jennifer Lindsay, Heirs to World Culture, pp. 213-214.
  12. ↑ Masatoshi Iguchi, Java Essay: The History and Culture of a Southern Country, p. 110. Leicester: Troubador Publishing, 2017. ISBN 9781784628857


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