num_pages: 296
description: Calling Back the Spirit describes how, in the face of Indonesian and foreign cultural pressures, the Makassarese people of South Sulawesi are defending their local spirit through music and dance. The book examines the ways performers in this corner of Indonesia seek to empower local music anddance in a changing environment.
language: English
title: Calling Back the Spirit: Music, Dance, and Cultural Politics in Lowland South Sulawesi
titlecomplete: Calling Back the Spirit: Music, Dance, and Cultural Politics in Lowland South Sulawesi
genres: Music, Art
ratings_count: 10
publisher: Oxford University Press