Miguel Covarrubias

Island of Bali

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This vintage book contains Miguel Covarrubias¿s 1937 work, ¿The Island of Bali¿. Comprising a wealth of information on day-to-day life, culture, manners, and religion on the 'Island of the Gods', this volume furnishes an authentic 'bird¿s-eye view' of Balinese society. It is highly recommended for those with an interest in the subject. Miguel Covarrubias (1904 - 1957) was a Mexican artist, caricaturist, ethnologist and historian - famed for his illustrations and theatre work. Many antiquarian texts such as this, are increasingly hard to come by and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this book now in an affordable, modern, high quality edition. It comes complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Hesperides Press
• Seitenzahl: 532
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. November 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 222mm x 145mm x 35mm
• Gewicht: 876g
• ISBN-13: 9781443720823
• ISBN-10: 1443720828
• Artikelnr.: 25596010

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1: the island; the people - the ancient survival - the Bali Aga
the history of Bali
the Dutch
the Lombok War
conquest of South Bali; the community - the village
the market
the social order
etiquette
language
castes
the organization of the village
the Bandjar
law and justice
the courts; rice
work and wealth - the Subak
rice culture
distribution of labour
the economic order; everyday life in Bali - the house
Balinese cooking
costume and adornment; the family - childbirth
the life of children
adolescence
the love life of the Balinese
marriage; art and the artist - the place of the artist in Balinese life
development of Balinese art
old Hindu Balinese art
the period of Madjapahit
the plastic arts of modern Bali - sculpture
architecture
painting
crafts; the drama - music
village orchestras
Balinese music and instruments
the dance
the Legong
the Baris
the Kebiyar
the shadow play
the classic drama
kings and warriors
the Topeng
the Ardja. Part 2: rites and festivals - society and religion
temples and feasts
gods
demons
offerings and exorcisms
the calendar
the high priests and Brahmanic ritual; witchcraft - witches
witchdoctors and the magic theatre
the Rangda and the Barong
black and white magic
how to become a Leyak
the witchdoctors
magic and medicine; death and cremation - the body
the soul
cremation
the sacrifice of widows
the aftermath. Part 3: modern Bali and the future.