David, I do not know of any long standing, spiritually tinted explanation for a keris that has an integral gonjo, however, should one wish generate such an explanation, it would not be difficult to do so.
What I do know is that fitting a gonjo to a blade is a painstaking, difficult job.It can be quite frustrating trying to get a neat metal to metal fit.
When making a blade that is intended purely for use as a weapon, it is much easier to simply forge the asymmetric shape into the blade base than it is to spend time fitting a separate gonjo.
If you spend less time making that object, you can charge less for it, you can increase production and make more money. If you make more money you can support more wives and maybe have each of them living in their own house so that there is more harmony in your own house.
I truly do believe that the economic argument for the integral gonjo is pretty hard to move past.
First & foremost the keris was a weapon, then it became a number of other things. The gonjo that we see fitted to very early keris in monumental works very probably was also made necessary by the limitations of forge technology at that time.
In the final analysis how we think of anything depends very much upon our own world view. To the Romans the cross was an instrument of punishment & death. Following the crucifixion of Christ it became a holy symbol for the followers of Christ.
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