Table of Contents

Preface; Map of Bali; Introduction: Beyond epic; Part I. Temporal Perspectives: 1. Bali-tje: a discursive history of the earlier ethnology (post 1597); 2. Balipedia: concerted documentation (1880s–1920s); 3. Baliology: twentieth-century systems (1920s–1950s); 4. Bali now: an indigenous retrospect (pre-1906 to post-1971); Part II. Social and Cultural Dynamics: 5. The social matrix in place; 6. The meaning of marriage and descent; 7. Caste in retroflexion; 8. Situational hierarchy; 9. Images in action; Conclusion: the end of romance?; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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This book is the first thorough study of Balinese social and cultural dynamics.