Bali: Sekala & Niskala: Essays on Religion, Ritual, and Art Paperback
- Title
- Bali: Sekala & Niskala: Essays on Religion, Ritual, and Art Paperback
- Original language
- English
- Author(s)
- Illustrator(s)
- Publisher
- Tuttle Publishing
- ISBN
- 978-0804840989
- Publication date
- October 10, 2009
- Subjects
- Balinese culture
- Find Book
- https://www.amazon.com/Bali-Sekala-Niskala-Essays-Religion/dp/0804840989/ref=sr_1_5?crid=2RGOKO1XTABIN&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.HE04jWaunEqEz3obpWnkORjLQ0shxwDtbJyZ_y-IGWTx1KWXGyi0rKfpbaN1PikGPQOlCtsZA29WgrOPtwTietKFsx7H_ikeHPBY4O3HzmgbEfVQWiBVxwcg1sreEAYuTB_sD-EpBODb8reCiR4m06yyECK8GHtp3siLLg5o66HdkMennLkmfmlZTMBEajYoT56xz4A6ss61-4M7BAnqodJnAmjfeUuQRYvYvkSDq3c.Llvi6FqGegREf9iMdAm6zsW8fGBTLaHWE_yAi27UPmM&dib_tag=se&keywords=Bali+about+bali&qid=1711230869&sprefix=bali+about+bal%2Caps%2C183&sr=8-5
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Description(s)
A book about Fred Eiseman's 28 years of experience in Bali and his individual love of Balinese culture.
Review(s)
"Though this book was originally published over a decade ago, it remains the best source in English for learning about the Balinese through their rituals, daily life, and cosmology. It is not casual reading, but it is also not academic, because Eiseman has such love and interest in the Balinese themselves, not just Bali as a 'paradise for tourists.' As one reviewer said, "he has produced the most detailed descriptions yet of most aspects of Balinese life and culture. He lives down in Jimbaran on the south coast, so many of his descriptions relate particularly to that area - practices change a bit in different places. He understands the Balinese language, which is not the case with many academics, who visit Bali briefly and write learned treatises, and don't always get it right." - J. Schirle
"After my trip to Bali, I was puzzled and wanted to learn more about the religion, art and culture. The observations and puzzlement I had from being there were answered in amazing detail. I am thankful that these authors were able to go into so much depth and research, and shared their knowledge. It's the history as well as current happenings - without the concentration on wars and political interference of a history book. Some pictures and a great detailed index, in case one wants to look up a particular topic. Due to it being written as "essays" rather than chapters, there is some duplication of topics, but because it is so detailed, it probably helps in reading it from a different perspective. Highly recommended for reading this before AND after a trip to Bali." - T. Laron Hamilton
"The best book on Bali for the serious visitor…Has the freshness of personal experience."—Dr. Hildred Geertz, author of Kinship in Bali and Professor of Anthropology at Princeton University
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