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WAYANG KULIT |
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| Posted : 2008-11-13 |
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A Unique Vision of the World
Wayang kulit, the shadow theater of Bali, is one of the longest running theatrical spectacles the world has known. For centuries it has survived changes in politics,... |
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TRADITIONAL KINGDOMS |
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| Posted : 2008-11-13 |
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History in a Balinese Looking Glass
Most of what we know about Bali's traditional kingdoms comes from the Balinese themselves. Scores of masked dance dramas, family chronicles and temple rituals... |
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TOURISM |
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| Posted : 2008-11-13 |
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Creating a New Version of Paradise
The island of Bali has long been characterized in the West as the last "paradise" on earth a traditional society insulated from the modern world and its... |
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THE BALINESE VILLAGE |
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| Posted : 2008-11-13 |
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A Place of Communal Order
The Balinese village is a closely knit network of social, religious and economic institutions to which every Balinese belongs. Most Balinese live in villages, yet... |
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THE BALINESE TEMPLE |
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| Posted : 2008-11-13 |
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A Sacred Space for God and Man
Above all, the Balinese temple is a sacred space in which the deities are honored with rituals and offerings. Whether a simple enclosure with only one or two tiny... |
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THE BALINESE CALENDAR |
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| Posted : 2008-11-13 |
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A Cycle of Holy Days and Anniversaries
In addition to the Western calendar, Bali follows both a 12-month lunar calendar and a 210-day ritual cycle. Together these two parallel calendrical systems... |
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POST INDEPENDENCE |
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| Posted : 2008-11-13 |
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From Chaos to Tourism Development
ProklamasiThe Dutch, complacent in their cocoon of colonial supremacy, were shocked when the Japanese invaded the Indies in 1942, so shocked that they gave up... |
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OFFERINGS |
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| Posted : 2008-11-13 |
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Gifts to Gods, Ancestors and Demons
The many unseen inhabitants of Bali - gods, ancestors and demons - are treated by the Balinese as honored guests through the daily presentation of offerings... |
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LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE |
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| Posted : 2008-11-13 |
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A Rich Literary Heritage
Three languages are spoken on Bali: Balinese and its dialects, Indonesian, and a kind of Old Javanese called Kawi. Contacts with Hindu Buddhist Java between the 9th and... |
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GEOGRAPHY |
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| Posted : 2008-11-13 |
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An Island Built by Volcanoes
BaturEvery aspect of Bali's geography and ecology is influenced by the towering range of volcanic peaks that dominate the island. They have created its landforms,... |
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EARLY HISTORY |
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| Posted : 2008-11-13 |
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Artifacts and Early Foreign Influences
The early history of Bali can be divided into a prehistoric and an early historic period. The former is marked by the arrival of Austronesian... |
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CREMATIONS |
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Pitra Yadnya: Rites for the Ancestors
Life, death, rebirth. This cyclical conception of existence lies at the very heart of Balinese Hinduism. During each life on earth the eternal 6oul occupies a... |
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