Miguel Miguel Covarrubias (1904-1957) was born in Mexico City and was an author, painter, caricaturist, and professor of art history at the National School of Anthropology in Mexico City.Covarrubias
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.
