Shopping on line can be easy, simple and save you lots of money. It can also take a lot of your time, frustrate you, and result in unwanted purchases. Now the same can be said for regular high street shopping, but with the vast opportunity presented by the Internet it will pay you to spend a few minutes reading this and understanding how to better optimize your Javanese shopping experience:
1. Compare - without doubt the biggest advantage that the Javanese offers shoppers today is the ability to compare thousands of Javanese at a time. This is a great thing, but not necessarily all the time! Too much can be daunting at times so take advantage of the great comparison sites and where possible let them do the hard work for you.
2. Research - if it has been said it will be on the internet. Ignorance is no longer a justifiable reason for buying the wrong thing. Take the time to research in detail everything that you could possible want to know about
3. Testimonials - don't know anybody that has bought a Javanese? Wrong! If the Javanese is good the internet will let you know. Use the Internet as a friend and get testimonials before you buy.
4. Questions - Got a question about Javanese then search the Forums, FAQ's, Blogs etc. Don't be afraid to ask .....
5. Reputation - Never heard of the company selling Javanese? Don't worry, no reason why you should know every company in the world, but you know someone that does! Use the internet to find out what people are saying about Javanese and build up a picture of their reputation for sales, returns, customer service, delivery etc.
6. Returns - still worried that even after all of the above your Javanese wont be what you want? Check out the returns policy. There is so much competition now that someone, somewhere is bound to offer the terms that you are comfortable with.
7. Feedback - happy with your Javanese then let people know, after all you are depending on others people input in your buying decision, so why not give a little back.
8. Security - check for the yellow padlock on the Javanese site before you buy, and the s after http:/ /i.e. https:// = a secure site
9. Contact - got a question about Javanese, or want to leave a comment then check out the sites contact page. Reputable companies have them and respond.
10. Payment - ready to pay for your Javanese, then use your credit card or PayPal! Be aware of companies that don't accept them, there may be genuine reasons but given the huge amount of choice you have when buying online there is no reason at all not to buy via credit card or PayPal.
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Javanese
rambutan seller wearing
Batik shirt and peci hat]: 83.2 million
Central Java: 30.6 million
East Java: 27.5 million
Lampung: 4.2 million
West Java: 3.9 million
North Sumatra: 3.7 million
Yogyakarta: 3 million
Jakarta: 2.9 million
South Sumatra: 1.9 million
Riau: 1.2 million
Banten: 1.0 million
East Kalimantan: 0.7 million
Jambi: 0.7 million
Aceh: 0.6 million
South Kalimantan: 0.4 million
Bengkulu: 0.3 million
Central Kalimantan: 0.3 million
Papua: 0.3 million
Malaysia: 1 millionSuriname: 75,000New Caledonia: 5,000Netherlands: 150,000-300,000],
Indonesian language, Malay language,
Madurese language,
Dutch language,
French language, German language, Chinese language,
Indian languages and others],
Islam,
Christian, Hindu,
Atheism and Buddhist, [Madurese people,
Balinese people, Malays (ethnic group)-->The
Javanese are an ethnic group native to the Indonesian island of
Java (island). They are predominantly located in the central to eastern parts of the island. At 90 million people (
as of 2004) it is the largest ethnic group on the island, and also in Indonesia.
The Javanese were traditionally concentrated in the provinces of
East Java,
Central Java and Yogyakarta, but due to migration within Indonesia (as part of government
transmigration programs or otherwise) there are now high populations of Javanese people in almost all the
Provinces of Indonesia. (The province of
West Java is home to the
Sundanese, Indonesia's second largest ethnic group who are ethnically distinct from the Javanese).
Language
Javanese people use
Javanese language in everyday speech. In a public poll held circa-1990, approximately 12% of Javanese used
Indonesian language, around 18% used both Javanese and Indonesian, and the rest used Javanese exclusively.
Family
Culturally, Javanese people adopt a
patrilineal system that traces the hierarchic lineage of the father. This system is particularly used to determine descendants' right to use royal titles before their names. However, it is not customary for Javanese to have a descended family name.
Religion
Most Javanese officially profess Islam as their religion. Some also follow
Christianity (Protestantism and
Catholicism), which are rather concentrated in Central Java (particularly Surakarta, Magelang and
Yogyakarta for Catholicism). In a much smaller scale, Buddhism and
Hinduism also are found in the Javanese community.
Many Javanese follow the ethnic religion Javanese beliefs, which is Animism with strong influences of
Hinduism and
Buddhism and some rituals in Islam. The Javanese community is also known for
syncretism of beliefs. All the outside cultures were absorbed and interpreted according to the Javanese traditional values, creating a new set of religious beliefs unique to local culture.
Profession
In Indonesia, Javanese can be found in all professions, especially in the
government and the military. Traditionally, most Javanese are farmers. This was especially common because of the fertile volcanic soil in Java.
Social stratification
The famous
United States Anthropology Clifford Geertz in the 1960s divided the Javanese community into three groups:
Santri, Abangan and Priyayi. According to him, the Santri was the follower of the religion
Islam that obeyed, the Abangan was the follower Islam nominally or the follower Kejawen, whereas the Priyayi was the nobility. But today the Geertz opinion is often opposed because he mixed the social groups with belief groups. It was also difficult to apply this social categorisation in classing outsiders, for example other non-Indigenous peoples Indonesians such as persons of Arab,
Han Chinese and
Indian descent.
Social stratification is much less rigid in northern coast area, which is much more egalitarian.
Art
The famous Javanese
wayang puppetry culture was influenced by Hinduism and Buddhism. The Wayang repertoire stories,
lakon, are mostly (loosely) based on epics from India;
Ramayana and Mahabharata. There are also influences from
Islam and the Western world.
Gamelan musical ensembles are found in both
Java (island) and Bali.
Names
Javanese do not usually have family names or surnames. Many have just a single name. For example, Sukarno or Suharto. Names may have come from traditional Javanese languages, which in turn many derived from
Sanskrit. Names with the prefix
Su-,which means
good, is very popular. After the advent of Islam, many Javanese used Arabic names, especially among cleric and northern coast population, where Islamic influences are stronger. Commoners usually only have one-word names, while nobilities use two-or-more-word names, but rarely a surname. Due to other cultures' influence, many people started using names from other languages, mainly European languages.
Christian Javanese usually use Latin baptist names followed with traditional Javanese name.
Some people use a
patronymic. For example,
Abdurrahman Wahid's name is derived from
Wahid Hasyim, his father, an independence fighter and minister. In turn, Wahid Hasyim's name was derived from his father named
Hasyim Asyari, a famous cleric and founder of the
Nahdlatul Ulama organization.
Notable Javanese people
Historic figures
- Joyoboyo, King and prophet in ancient Kediri (historical kingdom) kingdom.
- Gajah Mada, prime minister in ancient Java empire of Majapahit
- Mata Hari, famous seductress and World War One German spy. Mother of Javanese descent.
Politicians
- Moerdani, former military and intelligence czar
- Munir, human right activist, partly Javanese
- Nurcholish, Muslim intellectual
- Amien Rais, Muslim intellectual
- Suharto, former president
- Sukarno, one of Indonesia's founding fathers and former president.
- Soenario, former foreign minister and ambassador.
- Abdurrahman Wahid, Muslim intellectual and former president.
- Mohamed Khir bin Toyo, Chief Minister of Selangor, Malaysia.
- Megawati Soekarnoputri, former president.
- Paul Somohardjo, Suriname politician.
- Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, president incumbent.
Arts and Entertainment
- Anggun, international singer
- Michelle Branch, American singer (one Javanese grandparent)
- Inul Daratista, a popular dangdut singer
- Nial Djuliarso, jazz pianist based in Manhattan
- Mark-Paul Gosselaar, actor (Javanese mother)
- Marina Joesoef, painter and photographer (Javanese father)
- Gesang Martohartono, composer of the song "Bengawan Solo", famous in Indonesia and Japan
- Dian Sastrowardoyo, model and actress (three-quarters Javanese)
- Eddie Van Halen and Alex Van Halen of the American rock band Van Halen, Javanese mother
Others
- Pramoedya Ananta Toer, author.
- Julius Riyadi Cardinal Darmaatmadja, Indonesian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic church
- Raden Saleh, an aristocratic painter in the 19th century.
- Subagio Sastrowardoyo, poet, essayist and literary critic.
- Selo Soemardjan, sociologist.
- Pratiwi Sudarmono, scientist and former astronaut candidate.
- Wiranto, Indonesian general.
- Sudirman, Indonesian General during independence war
- Sudirman Arshad, popular Malaysian singer in the 1980s.
- Arizda Kushardini Sheridan, fictional writer (half Javanese)
{{ethnic group||group=Javanese|image=
Javanese rambutan seller wearing
Batik shirt and
peci hat]: 83.2 million
Central Java: 30.6 million
East Java: 27.5 million
Lampung: 4.2 million
West Java: 3.9 million
North Sumatra: 3.7 million
Yogyakarta: 3 million
Jakarta: 2.9 million
South Sumatra: 1.9 million
Riau: 1.2 million
Banten: 1.0 million
East Kalimantan: 0.7 million
Jambi: 0.7 million
Aceh: 0.6 million
South Kalimantan: 0.4 million
Bengkulu: 0.3 million
Central Kalimantan: 0.3 million
Papua: 0.3 million
Malaysia: 1 millionSuriname: 75,000New Caledonia: 5,000Netherlands: 150,000-300,000],
Indonesian language,
Malay language, Madurese language,
Dutch language, French language,
German language, Chinese language,
Indian languages and others], Islam,
Christian, Hindu,
Atheism and
Buddhist, [Madurese people,
Balinese people,
Malays (ethnic group)-->The
Javanese are an ethnic group native to the
Indonesian island of
Java (island). They are predominantly located in the central to eastern parts of the island. At 90 million people (
as of 2004) it is the largest ethnic group on the island, and also in Indonesia.
The Javanese were traditionally concentrated in the provinces of
East Java, Central Java and Yogyakarta, but due to migration within Indonesia (as part of government transmigration programs or otherwise) there are now high populations of Javanese people in almost all the Provinces of Indonesia. (The province of
West Java is home to the Sundanese, Indonesia's second largest ethnic group who are ethnically distinct from the Javanese).
Language
Javanese people use Javanese language in everyday speech. In a public poll held circa-1990, approximately 12% of Javanese used
Indonesian language, around 18% used both Javanese and Indonesian, and the rest used Javanese exclusively.
Family
Culturally, Javanese people adopt a patrilineal system that traces the hierarchic lineage of the father. This system is particularly used to determine descendants' right to use royal titles before their names. However, it is not customary for Javanese to have a descended family name.
Religion
Most Javanese officially profess
Islam as their religion. Some also follow
Christianity (Protestantism and
Catholicism), which are rather concentrated in
Central Java (particularly Surakarta, Magelang and
Yogyakarta for Catholicism). In a much smaller scale,
Buddhism and
Hinduism also are found in the Javanese community.
Many Javanese follow the ethnic religion Javanese beliefs, which is Animism with strong influences of
Hinduism and Buddhism and some rituals in Islam. The Javanese community is also known for syncretism of beliefs. All the outside cultures were absorbed and interpreted according to the Javanese traditional values, creating a new set of religious beliefs unique to local culture.
Profession
In
Indonesia, Javanese can be found in all professions, especially in the government and the military. Traditionally, most Javanese are farmers. This was especially common because of the fertile volcanic soil in Java.
Social stratification
The famous
United States Anthropology Clifford Geertz in the 1960s divided the Javanese community into three groups: Santri, Abangan and Priyayi. According to him, the Santri was the follower of the religion
Islam that obeyed, the Abangan was the follower Islam nominally or the follower Kejawen, whereas the Priyayi was the nobility. But today the Geertz opinion is often opposed because he mixed the social groups with belief groups. It was also difficult to apply this social categorisation in classing outsiders, for example other non-
Indigenous peoples Indonesians such as persons of
Arab, Han Chinese and Indian descent.
Social stratification is much less rigid in northern coast area, which is much more egalitarian.
Art
The famous Javanese
wayang puppetry culture was influenced by Hinduism and Buddhism. The Wayang repertoire stories, lakon, are mostly (loosely) based on epics from India;
Ramayana and Mahabharata. There are also influences from
Islam and the
Western world.
Gamelan musical ensembles are found in both
Java (island) and
Bali.
Names
Javanese do not usually have family names or surnames. Many have just a single name. For example, Sukarno or Suharto. Names may have come from traditional Javanese languages, which in turn many derived from
Sanskrit. Names with the prefix
Su-,which means
good, is very popular. After the advent of Islam, many Javanese used
Arabic names, especially among cleric and northern coast population, where Islamic influences are stronger. Commoners usually only have one-word names, while nobilities use two-or-more-word names, but rarely a surname. Due to other cultures' influence, many people started using names from other languages, mainly
European languages. Christian Javanese usually use Latin baptist names followed with traditional Javanese name.
Some people use a
patronymic. For example,
Abdurrahman Wahid's name is derived from
Wahid Hasyim, his father, an independence fighter and minister. In turn, Wahid Hasyim's name was derived from his father named
Hasyim Asyari, a famous cleric and founder of the Nahdlatul Ulama organization.
Notable Javanese people
Historic figures
Politicians
- Moerdani, former military and intelligence czar
- Munir, human right activist, partly Javanese
- Nurcholish, Muslim intellectual
- Amien Rais, Muslim intellectual
- Suharto, former president
- Sukarno, one of Indonesia's founding fathers and former president.
- Soenario, former foreign minister and ambassador.
- Abdurrahman Wahid, Muslim intellectual and former president.
- Mohamed Khir bin Toyo, Chief Minister of Selangor, Malaysia.
- Megawati Soekarnoputri, former president.
- Paul Somohardjo, Suriname politician.
- Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, president incumbent.
Arts and Entertainment
- Anggun, international singer
- Michelle Branch, American singer (one Javanese grandparent)
- Inul Daratista, a popular dangdut singer
- Nial Djuliarso, jazz pianist based in Manhattan
- Mark-Paul Gosselaar, actor (Javanese mother)
- Marina Joesoef, painter and photographer (Javanese father)
- Gesang Martohartono, composer of the song "Bengawan Solo", famous in Indonesia and Japan
- Dian Sastrowardoyo, model and actress (three-quarters Javanese)
- Eddie Van Halen and Alex Van Halen of the American rock band Van Halen, Javanese mother
Others
- Pramoedya Ananta Toer, author.
- Julius Riyadi Cardinal Darmaatmadja, Indonesian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic church
- Raden Saleh, an aristocratic painter in the 19th century.
- Subagio Sastrowardoyo, poet, essayist and literary critic.
- Selo Soemardjan, sociologist.
- Pratiwi Sudarmono, scientist and former astronaut candidate.
- Wiranto, Indonesian general.
- Sudirman, Indonesian General during independence war
- Sudirman Arshad, popular Malaysian singer in the 1980s.
- Arizda Kushardini Sheridan, fictional writer (half Javanese)
Javanese - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Javanese may refer to: Javanese people; Javanese language; Javanese (cat), a breed of domestic cat; Javanese script
Javanese people - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Javanese are an ethnic group native to the Indonesian island of Java. They are predominantly located in the central to eastern parts of the island.
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