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The best book on Bali for the serious visitorHas the freshness of personal experience.'Dr. Hildred Geertz, author of Kinship in Bali and Professor of Anthropology at Princeton UniversityIn Bali, what you seesekalais a colorful world of ceremony, ritual, dance, and drama. What you don't see what is occultniskalais 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 subjecthe has the knowledge and patience to explain the nearinfinite 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 readingeven by the most seasoned students of Balinese culture.
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