Custodians of the sacred mountains : culture and society in the highlands of Bali / Thomas A. Reuter.

Author/creator Reuter, Thomas Anton
Format Book
Publication InfoHonolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press, ©2002.
Description400 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Banua: ritual domains and the status economy of highland Bali. The Banua as a category and a social process ; Pura Pucak Penulisan: a temple at the tip of the world ; Gebog Domas: the congregation of Pura Penulisan ; The ritual process of a domain ; Beneath and beyond Penulisan: three related domains ; A ritual map of the highlands ; The status economy of highland Bali: from the Banua to smaller spheres of social organization -- In the shadow of paradise: the Bali Aga and the problem of representation. Representation beyond the highlands: preliminary reflections ; People of the mountains and people from the sea: a Balinese model of society ; The anthropological coproduction of the Bali Aga: a mirror of changing relations ; Representation and society: a Bali Aga perspective.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [385]-394) and index.
LCCN 2001053065
ISBN0824824504 (cloth : alk. paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks DS647.B2 R47 2002 ✔ Available Place Hold