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Book Time  Rites and Festivals in Bali

Download or read book Time Rites and Festivals in Bali written by Jean Couteau and published by BAB Publishing Indonesia. This book was released on 2014-08-05 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Gregorian, or Western, calendar is the most widely used and recognized calendar system in the world—but that doesn't mean it's the only one in use. The concept of time in Bali, and the inherent importance of rites and festivals on daily life, combined to create a calendar system that is bewilderingly complex but intriguing in its history. For the first time, a book has been written which unravels the difficulty of the Balinese calendar system and makes it accessible to a general audience. Time, Rites and Festivals in Bali, written by two recognized specialists of the culture, is a two part exploration of a breathtaking calendar system—and includes 62 specially commissioned drawings and a selection of photographs of rites along with wooden and painted calendars from museums around the world. From a lively introduction to the distinctly Balinese concepts of time, to an explanation of the two main calendars of Bali, to an in-depth discussion on the myth of Watugunung which is the basis for the origin of the main calendar system, Time, Rites and Festivals in Bali is a dynamic introduction to the spiritual and daily rituals that evolved at the core of this island nation.

Book Embodied Liturgy

    Book Details:
  • Author : Frank C. Senn
  • Publisher : Augsburg Fortress Publishers
  • Release : 2016-06-01
  • ISBN : 150640846X
  • Pages : 440 pages

Download or read book Embodied Liturgy written by Frank C. Senn and published by Augsburg Fortress Publishers. This book was released on 2016-06-01 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Embodied Liturgy marks a “return to the body” in thinking about Christian liturgy and sacramental practice. Rooted in phenomenology and incarnational theology, the book gives primary focus to the body as it considers the prayer offices and the liturgical calendar, sacrifices and sacraments, initiation and vestments, ritual theory and play, word and meal, fasting and feasting, penance and celebration, rites of passage, cultural perspectives, and the role of art, music, dance, and drama in worship. The author invites readers to return to the experience of their own body through guided yogic exercises. As a text for students and liturgical practitioners, the volume gives fresh voice to the experience and practice of worship as bodily acts. Embodied Liturgy is a dynamic, accessible new resource in liturgical and sacramental theology from one of the premiere scholars in the field. Frank C. Senn distills an established legacy of expertise in an innovative and inviting perspective on bodily acts of worship.

Book Bali in the Early Nineteenth Century

Download or read book Bali in the Early Nineteenth Century written by Helen M. Creese and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2016-05-30 with total page 846 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Bali in the Early Nineteenth Century Helen Creese offers an account of the earliest Dutch-Balinese encounter together with an edition of the first ethnography of the island, Pierre Dubois’ Légère Idée de Balie en 1830/Sketch of Bali in 1830.

Book Bali

    Book Details:
  • Author : Natasha Reichle
  • Publisher : Asian Art Museum of San Francisco
  • Release : 2010-01-01
  • ISBN : 9780939117567
  • Pages : 361 pages

Download or read book Bali written by Natasha Reichle and published by Asian Art Museum of San Francisco. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Catalog of an exhibition held at the Asian Art Museum--Chong-Moon Lee Center for Asian Art and Culture, San Francisco, Calif., Feb. 25-Sept. 11, 2011.

Book Bridges to the Ancestors

Download or read book Bridges to the Ancestors written by David D. Harnish and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Bridges to the Ancestors effectively reveals the Lingsar festival as a site of cultural struggle as Harnish explores how history, identity, and power are constructed and negotiated. He addresses the fascinating interaction between music and myth and the forces of modernity, globalization, authenticity, tourism, religion, regionalism, and nationalism in maintaining "tradition.""--Jacket.

Book Change and Identity in the Music Cultures of Lombok  Indonesia

Download or read book Change and Identity in the Music Cultures of Lombok Indonesia written by David D. Harnish and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2021-09-13 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a longitudinal study of music that weaves the complex stories of many disparate musics into a coherent account of quests for identities that illuminates Lombok’s history, its complex religious and ethnic composition, and its current political circumstances.

Book Island Of Bali

    Book Details:
  • Author : Miguel Covarrubias
  • Publisher : Routledge
  • Release : 2018-10-24
  • ISBN : 1317856848
  • Pages : 365 pages

Download or read book Island Of Bali written by Miguel Covarrubias and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-10-24 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1937, Island of Bali is still regarded by many as the most authoritative text on Bali and its fascinating people. Included is a wealth of information on the daily life, art, customs and religion of this magical Island of the Gods. In the author's own words it presents a bird's-eye view of Balinese life and culture. Miguel Covarrubias, the author, was a noted painter and caricaturist as well as a student of anthropology. He lived in Bali for a total of three years in the early 1930s, and today his account is as fresh and insightful as it was when it was originally published. Introducing the island with a survey of hits history, geography and social structure, Covarrubias goes on to present a captivating picture of Balinese art, music and drama. Religion, witchcraft, death and cremation are also covered. Island of Bali will appeal to anyone with interest in this unique island, from general Eat, Pray, Love readers to serious anthropologist alike. Complementing the text are 90 drawings by Covarrubias and countless others by Balinese artists. Also included are 114 half-tone photographs, and five full-color paintings by the author.

Book Primitive Time reckoning

Download or read book Primitive Time reckoning written by Martin P. Nilsson and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2021-11-05 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nilsson's textbook is a study of time-reckoning in ancient Greece and the early Middle Ages. The Reckoning of Time describes the principal ancient calendars, including those of the Hebrews, the Egyptians, the Romans, the Greeks, and the Anglo-Saxons.

Book Contemporary Society  Structure and exchange in tribal India and beyond

Download or read book Contemporary Society Structure and exchange in tribal India and beyond written by Georg Pfeffer and published by Concept Publishing Company. This book was released on 1997 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contributed articles in honor of S.N. Ratha, former professor at Sambalpur University, Orissa.

Book Between Harmony and Discrimination  Negotiating Religious Identities within Majority Minority Relationships in Bali and Lombok

Download or read book Between Harmony and Discrimination Negotiating Religious Identities within Majority Minority Relationships in Bali and Lombok written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2014-05-22 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Between Harmony and Discrimination explores the varying expressions of religious practices and the intertwined, shifting interreligious relationships of the peoples of Bali and Lombok. As religion has become a progressively more important identity marker in the 21st century, the shared histories and practices of peoples of both similar and differing faiths are renegotiated, reconfirmed or reconfigured. This renegotiation, inspired by Hindu or Islamic reform movements that encourage greater global identifications, has created situations that are perceived locally to oscillate between harmony and discrimination depending on the relationships and the contexts in which they are acting. Religious belonging is increasingly important among the Hindus and Muslims of Bali and Lombok; minorities (Christians, Chinese) on both islands have also sought global partners. Contributors include Brigitta Hauser-Schäublin, David D. Harnish,I Wayan Ardika, Ni Luh Sitjiati Beratha, Erni Budiwanti, I Nyoman Darma Putra, I Nyoman Dhana, Leo Howe, Mary Ida Bagus, Lene Pedersen, Martin Slama, Meike Rieger, Sophie Strauss, Kari Telle and Dustin Wiebe.

Book Offerings

    Book Details:
  • Author : Francine Brinkgreve
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1992
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 168 pages

Download or read book Offerings written by Francine Brinkgreve and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shows the elaborate sculptured constructions in palm fronds, rice dough, flowers and fruit that are created for Bali's frequent ritual offerings.

Book Destination Indonesia

Download or read book Destination Indonesia written by and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Lela in Bali

    Book Details:
  • Author : Richard Fardon
  • Publisher : Berghahn Books
  • Release : 2006-12-01
  • ISBN : 178238877X
  • Pages : 176 pages

Download or read book Lela in Bali written by Richard Fardon and published by Berghahn Books. This book was released on 2006-12-01 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lela in Bali tells the story of an annual festival of eighteenth-century kingdoms in Northern Cameroon that was swept up in the migrations of marauding slave-raiders during the nineteenth century and carried south towards the coast. Lela was transformed first into a mounted durbar, like those of the Muslim states, before evolving in tandem with the German colonial project into a festival of arms. Reinterpreted by missionaries and post-colonial Cameroonians, Lela has become one of the most important of Cameroonian festivals and a crucial marker of identity within the state. Richard Fardon’s recuperation of two hundred years of history is an essential contribution not only to Cameroonian studies but also to the broader understanding of the evolution of African cultures.

Book MLA International Bibliography of Books and Articles on the Modern Languages and Literatures

Download or read book MLA International Bibliography of Books and Articles on the Modern Languages and Literatures written by and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 1318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vols. for 1969- include ACTFL annual bibliography of books and articles on pedagogy in foreign languages 1969-

Book Bali  The Ultimate Guide to the World s Most Famous Tropical

Download or read book Bali The Ultimate Guide to the World s Most Famous Tropical written by Tim Hannigan and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2013-02-12 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The only guide you'll need for getting around Bali! Everything you need is in this one convenient travel guide—including a large pull-out map! This updated and revised edition of the bestselling Tuttle guide to Bali gives the latest information on what to do and see on this spectacular tropical Indonesian island. Bali is one of the few places in the world where an ancient civilization still thrives in the modern world. And the island has so much to offer: ancient temples, elaborate ritual celebrations, spellbinding music and dances, exquisite art and crafts, gorgeous beaches, bustling markets, delicious food, and much more! Bali: The Ultimate Guide to the World's Most Famous Island is the most complete guide to Bali ever published. Lively articles by world renowned experts present every aspect of the island's history and culture, along with detailed descriptions of all the sights, with maps and photos included. An informative travel reference section at the end of the book gives important travel and etiquette tips, transportation notes, a language primer, and a glossary.

Book The Rough Guide to Bali and Lombok

Download or read book The Rough Guide to Bali and Lombok written by Shafik Meghji and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2014-10-01 with total page 542 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now available in ePub format. The Rough Guide to Bali and Lombok is the ultimate guide for independent travelers visiting Indonesia's two most famous islands. With full-color throughout, clear maps, and stunning photography, The Rough Guide to Bali and Lombok will ensure you make the most of these alluring islands, with insider tips on everything from indulgent spa retreats and fantastic shops, to the best hotels, restaurants and bars to suit every budget. Bali's charms are many, whether you want to surf its rugged coastlines, go diving at fashionable hot spots, or explore the island's lush interior and celebrated cultural heart, Ubud, a magnet for art-lovers and a showcase for Bali's fascinating traditions. On Lombok, trek up Gunung Rinjani, one of Indonesia's highest peaks, or escape to the remote, white sandy beaches of the Gili Islands. For all the experiences you're looking for, you'll find detailed practical advice and how to make the most of your time with The Rough Guide to Bali and Lombok.

Book Artist s Journey to Bali

    Book Details:
  • Author : Betty Reynolds
  • Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
  • Release : 2012-05-15
  • ISBN : 1462907008
  • Pages : 48 pages

Download or read book Artist s Journey to Bali written by Betty Reynolds and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2012-05-15 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Artist's Journey to Bali is much more than your usual travel guide to the beautiful and mysterious Indonesian island of Bali. Written and illustrated by renowned artist Betty Reynolds, this Bali travel guide contains the author's original watercolor art depicting the wonderful island whose inhabitants are known to adhere to daily rituals that, although unfamiliar to foreigners, give the island and its people a distinct aura of mystery and magic. In this beautifully illustrated artist's sketchbook, the author shares her good fortune of meeting many Balinese who allowed her to witness important aspects of their lives and culture, and to participate in the religious rituals that mark their passage through the major stages of life. If Bali travel is in your future, this is a great book to have. It takes you right into the Balinese culture, exploring Balinese art, unveiling the traditions and spirituality in that part of the world. Take a rare journey to a beautiful place, as Betty invites you to experience it with An Artist's Journey to Bali.