POTENTIAL OF JAVANESE HANDWRITING CALLIGRAPHY (HANACARAKA) FOR COGNITIVE THERAPY

Abstract

Javanese calligraphy (hanacaraka) is a derivative of the Devanagari letters, also known as hanacaraka. Javanese script is estimated to have started to be used in the Islamic Mataram era in 1608. This letter is used in various manuscripts in the form of chronicles, poetry and other literary writings. There has been no writing in the form of a review related to the potential that can be used for therapy. The users of this letter are Javanese, the number of Indonesian people and it is ofcially taught at the elementary & junior high school level in the provinces of Central Java and East Java. We will describe the forms of Javanese letters and their potential use from the Neuroaesthetic side.