The Balinese

Author(s)

• Lansing, John Stephen

Bibliographic Information

The Balinese

J. Stephen Lansing

（Case studies in cultural anthropology）

Wadsworth/Thomson Learning, c1995

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 137-139) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This study of the complex Balinese culture examines Balinese concepts of personhood and society; the integration of art into every aspect of Balinese life; the effects of the Guen Revolution on Balinese agriculture; the ecological role of their water temples in an age-old system of inigrate rice terraces; and the ethnohistory of Bali, including both colonial and Balinese views. The book is organized around four different periods of fieldwork and includes an appendix of available films and videos on the Balinese.

Table of Contents

Four Questions, Four Journeys. Beginning Fieldwork. Art and Everyday Life. The Goddess and the Green Revolution. Bali and the West.

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Details

• NCID: BA70567181
• ISBN:
  • 0155002406
• LCCN: 94077552
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Belmont, Calif.
• Pages/Volumes: xii, 148 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : DS647.B2
  • DC21 : 959.8/6
  • NDC8 : 389.24
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Bali Island (Indonesia) -- Civilization
  • LCSH : Arts, Balinese -- Indonesia -- Bali Island
  • LCSH : Bali Island (Indonesia) -- Religion
  • LCSH : Balinese (Indonesian people) -- Rites and ceremonies
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA64732986