Bali : Sekala & Niskala.
Title:
Bali : Sekala & Niskala.
Author:
Eiseman, Fred B.
ISBN:
9781462900923
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (376 pages)
Contents:
Contents -- Introduction -- PART I: Religion in Bali -- CHAPTER1: Kaja and Kelod: SPATIAL AND SPIRITUAL ORIENTATION -- CHAPTER 2: Hinduism: THE INDIAN ROOTS OF BALINESE RELIGION -- CHAPTER 3: Caste and Clan: BRAHMANA, KSATRIYA, WESYA, AND SUDRA -- CHAPTER 4: Bali's Other Faiths: BUDDHISM, CHRISTIANITY, AND ISLAM -- CHAPTER 5: Holy Water: SUBSTANCE AND SYMBOL -- CHAPTER 6: The Sea of Milk: CREATING THE MYTHIC ELIXIR OF LIFE -- CHAPTER 7: Bujangga Wesnawe: ICONOCLASTIC FOLLOWERS OF WISNU -- CHAPTER 8: Masters of Steel: THE POWERFUL PANDE CLAN OF SMITHS -- PART II: Ritual and Magic -- CHAPTER 9: Rites of Passage: BALINESE LIFE CYCLE CEREMONIES -- CHAPTER 10: Kanda Empat: THE FOUR SPIRIT GUARDIANS -- CHAPTER 11: Tooth Filing: AN IMPORTANT COMING OF AGE RITUAL -- CHAPTER 12: Cremation in Bali: FIERY PASSAGE TO THE AFTERLIFE -- CHAPTER 13: The Supernatural: SPOOKS, DEMONS, AND UNSEEN FORCES -- CHAPTER 14: The Balian: SHAMAN AND HEALER -- CHAPTER 15: Trance: STRANGE VISITATIONS -- CHAPTER 16: The Balinese Kris: CRAFT AND LORE OF THE RITUAL WEAPON -- PART III: Anniversaries and Temples -- CHAPTER 17: Balinese Calendars: A DAY HAS A DOZEN NAMES -- CHAPTER 18: Balinese Astrology: BROKEN HOES, CRABS, HEADLESS BODIES -- CHAPTER 19: Offerings: GIFTS TO THE GODS -- CHAPTER 20: Blood Sacrifice: PLACATING THE DEMONS -- CHAPTER 21: Eka Dasa Rudra: CENTENNIAL PURIFICATION OF THE UNIVERSE -- CHAPTER 22: The Odalan: VISITING A TEMPLE FESTIVAL -- CHAPTER 23: Pura Uluwatu: THE SPECTACULAR TEMPLE OF RUDRA -- CHAPTER 24: Household Shrines: TENDING THE DOMESTIC SPIRITS -- PART IV: The Performing Arts -- CHAPTER 25: Dance in Bali: TOPENG, LEGONG, KECAK, AND MORE -- CHAPTER 26: The Barong (PART 1) SEKALA - THE PERFORMANCE -- CHAPTER 27: The Barong (PART II) NISKALA - THE MEANING -- CHAPTER 28: Wayang Kulit: THE POPULAR BALINESE SHADOW PLAY.
CHAPTER 29: Gamelan Gong: TRADITIONAL BALINESE ORCHESTRA -- CHAPTER 30: Byar!: THE ENERGETIC MODERN MUSICAL STYLE -- Glossary -- Index.
Abstract:
"The best book on Bali for the serious visitor…Has the freshness of personal experience."-Dr. Hildred Geertz, author of Kinship in Bali and Professor of Anthropology at Princeton University In Bali, what you see-sekala-is a colorful world of ceremony, ritual, dance, and drama. What you don't see what is occult-niskala-is the doctrine underlying the pageants, the code underlying the rites, and the magic underlying the dance. In this book, author Fred Eiseman explores both tangibles and intangibles in the realm of Balinese religion, ritual, and performing arts. The essays collected here topics ranging from Hindu mythology to modern gamelan music. Eiseman's approach is that of a dedicated reporter in love with his subject-he has the knowledge and patience to explain the near-infinite permutations of the Balinese calendar, and yet he is still moved by the majesty of the great Eka Dasa Rudra ceremony. The author's 28 years experience on the island shows, and this book rewards close reading-even by the most seasoned students of Balinese culture.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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