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Title: | HINDUISM & HIERARCHY IN BALI (WORLD ANTHROPOLOGY SERIES) | |
| Author: | LEO HOWE | |
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| Price: | £16.95 | ||
| Publisher: | JAMES CURREY | ||
| Distributor: | PLYMBRIDGE | ||
| ISBN: | 0852559194 | ||
| Format/Size: | 234 X 156 MM PB | ||
| Pages: | 156 | ||
| Publication Date: | FEB 2002 | ||
| LINKS | > Index (by subject) | > Complete list of order forms |
| (a-z) | > CAP order form | > James Currey Website |
| > Edinburgh University Press order form |
| Description: | Behind the romantic image of Bali lies a complex social history. In the pas the Balinese have had to come to terms with dutch colonialism, world war, incorporation into the Indonesian state, as well as a tourist boom. Reformers since the 1920s have challenged what they see as "feudal" Balinese caste hierarchy with egalitarian ideas, and the state has attempted to transform "traditional" Balinese religion into a more monotheistic and "authentic" form of Hinduism. |
| Key Points: | This book presents detailed ethnographic analyses & historically informed interpretations of status comptition, caste conflict, ritual inflation, religious innovation & the cultural politics of identity in today's Bali. Engaging & accessible in style, it makes a major contribution to the understanding of modern Blinese society and its future development. |
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