Traditional Balinese culture
Subtitle: essays.
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 1970
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: h
Number of pages: 421
Subjects: Bali Island (Indonesia) -- Civilization -- Addresses, essays, lectures
Notes: Bibliography: p. [403]-407.
Table of contents: title: A study of customs pertaining to twins in Bali / Jane Belo -- Five great elementals, Pancha Maha Buta / Katharane Edson Mershon -- “Bandit Island,” a short exploration trip to Nusa Penida / Claire bit -- The Balinese temper / Jane Belo -- An old temple and a new myth / Gregory Bateson -- The strolling players in the mountains of Bali / Margaret Mead -- The Balinese Wayang Kulit and its music / Colin McPhee -- Children and ritual in Bali / Margaret Mead -- Children and music in Bali / Colin McPhee -- Balinese children’s drawing / Jane Belo -- Dance and drama in Bali / Beryl de Zoete and Walter Spies -- Dance in Bali / Cohn McPhee -- Form and function of the dance in Bali / Claire Holt and Gregory Bateson -- The arts in Bali / Margaret Mead -- Community drama, Bali and America / Margaret Mead -- A study of a Balinese family / Jane Belo -- Free designs of limited scope as a personality index / Theodora M. Abel -- Bali : the value system of a steady state / Gregory Bateson -- Bibliography -- Glossary.