The Changing World of Bali: Religion, Society and Tourism

ISBN-13: 9780415364973 / Angielski / Twarda / 2005 / 162 str.

Leo Howe

Opis

The glossy guide book image of Bali is of a timeless paradise whose people are devoutly religious and artistically gifted. However, a hundred years of colonialism, war and Indonesian independence, and tourism have produced both modernizing changes and created an image of Bali as traditional . Incorporating up-to-date ethnographic field work the book investigates the myriad of ways in which the Balinese has responded to the influx of outside influence. The book focuses on the fascinating interrelationship between tourism, economy, culture and religion in Bali, painting a twenty-first century picture of the Balinese. In documenting these diverse changes Howe critically assesses some of the work of Bali s most famous ethnographer, Clifford Geertz and demonstrates the importance of a historically grounded and broadly contextualized approach to the analysis of a complex society."

Spis treści

Introduction  1. Colonialism, Caste and the Beginnings of Tourism  2. Balinese Character (Assassination?)  3. The Efficacy of Ritual Action and the Transformation of Religion  4. The New Religions of Bali: Agama Hindu and Sathya Sai Baba  5. Controversies over Hierarchy  6. Tourism, Culture and Identity

O autorze

Leo Howe is senior lecturer in social anthropology at Cambridge University. His books include Hinduism and Hierarchy in Bali (James Currey, 2001) and Being Unemployed in Northern Ireland (Cambridge University Press, 1990).