searching for the right dapur??

David · 3rd May 2010, 02:06 PM

I have to agree with Alan for the most part hear. Knowing the names of dhapurs and pamor patterns isn't so much knowledge as it is recitation. What i am personally more curious about are the "whys" and the "hows". With so many pamors and dhapurs, why THIS one or THAT one? These cultural choices have deeper meanings that i rarely hear people discussing. How does one relate to their keris as a cultural/spiritual symbol? What are the practices involved? How is this different today than it was in the 19th century or in the 14th century. How different is the Hindu approach to the keris than the Islamic approach? Of course some of these questions may be more difficult or even impossible to answer, but they are far more interesting to me than what current day collecters call the pamor or dhapur of any given keris.

3rd May 2010, 02:06 PM	#8
David Keris forum moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 7,218	I have to agree with Alan for the most part hear. Knowing the names of dhapurs and pamor patterns isn't so much knowledge as it is recitation. What i am personally more curious about are the "whys" and the "hows". With so many pamors and dhapurs, why THIS one or THAT one? These cultural choices have deeper meanings that i rarely hear people discussing. How does one relate to their keris as a cultural/spiritual symbol? What are the practices involved? How is this different today than it was in the 19th century or in the 14th century. How different is the Hindu approach to the keris than the Islamic approach? Of course some of these questions may be more difficult or even impossible to answer, but they are far more interesting to me than what current day collecters call the pamor or dhapur of any given keris.