Bali: Art, Ritual, Performance (hardcover)

Bali: Art, Ritual, Performance (hardcover)A tiny Indonesian island surrounded by powerful neighbors, Bali echoes in our imagination much more than its size might suggest. Indeed, it is one of the best known places in Southeast Asia celebrated as an exotic locale and a honeymoon paradise although most of us know very little about why it has gained this reputation. "Bali is not harmonious, homogenous, and static it is and has long been the home of many competing strands of thought and many

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Includes lined pages and full-color end sheets

Crespi is an Associate Professor of Chinese and Asian Studies in the Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures at Colgate University

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