Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - Need suggestions for keris certification format

Amuk Murugul · 23rd May 2011, 02:57 AM

Hullo everybody,

BAAAAD idea......
Shades of HEGEMONY, 'closed-shop' etc!
Certainly WON'T stop fraud and corruption.
Will tend to commercialize the keris even more.
May create a 'new' class of 'kerisologists' who, in the extreme, may know nothing about the keris, but will certainly have the money to buy the 'certified' 'best'.

It reminds me of what the English language was like before the advent of the Oxford. The initial Oxford took about five decades to complete, incorporating contributions from individuals and interested parties. It became 'gospel', even 'static' for a period of time; anything not in it just 'wasn't English'.
However, even IT had to evolve to cope with the living language. It is continues to evolve...
Will a 'certification' system for the keris have the facility to evolve? How will it cope with items which do not fall within its current frame of reference but deemed to be of significance (e.g 'diluar pakem', palawija)?

Best,

23rd May 2011, 02:57 AM	#5
Amuk Murugul Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Kaboejoetan Galoenggoeng Mélben Posts: 457	Hullo everybody, BAAAAD idea...... Shades of HEGEMONY, 'closed-shop' etc! Certainly WON'T stop fraud and corruption. Will tend to commercialize the keris even more. May create a 'new' class of 'kerisologists' who, in the extreme, may know nothing about the keris, but will certainly have the money to buy the 'certified' 'best'. It reminds me of what the English language was like before the advent of the Oxford. The initial Oxford took about five decades to complete, incorporating contributions from individuals and interested parties. It became 'gospel', even 'static' for a period of time; anything not in it just 'wasn't English'. However, even IT had to evolve to cope with the living language. It is continues to evolve... Will a 'certification' system for the keris have the facility to evolve? How will it cope with items which do not fall within its current frame of reference but deemed to be of significance (e.g 'diluar pakem', palawija)? Best, Last edited by Amuk Murugul; 23rd May 2011 at 03:44 AM.