Bridges to the ancestors
Subtitle: music, myth, and cultural politics at an Indonesian festival
By: David D. Harnish
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Honolulu
Language: eng
Number of pages: 260
Subjects: Sasak (Indonesian people) -- Indonesia -- Lombok -- Rites and ceremonies; Sasak (Indonesian people) -- Indonesia -- Lombok -- Religion; Mythology, Balinese -- Indonesia -- Lombok; Songs, Balinese -- Indonesia -- Lombok; Fasts and feasts -- Indonesia -- Lombok; Political culture -- Indonesia -- Lombok; Muslims -- Indonesia -- Lombok; Hindus -- Indonesia -- Lombok; Lombok (Indonesia) -- Social life and customs; Lombok (Indonesia) -- Religious life and customs
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-252) and index
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Encounters, constructions, reflections; title: Festivals and cultures of Lombok; title: Myths, actors, and politics; title: Temples units, performing arts, and festival rites; title: Music: history, cosmology, and content; title: Exploration of meaning; title: Changing dimensions/changing identities; title: Summary and conclusions: The final gong