Affinities and extremes
Subtitle: crisscrossing the bittersweet ethnology of East Indies history, Hindu-Balinese culture, and Indo-European allure
By: James A. Boon.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 1990
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 246
Subjects: Ethnology -- Indonesia -- Bali Island.; Bali Island (Indonesia) -- Civilization.
Description: Examining representations of Balinese culture in complex contexts of Indonesia's colonial history, Hindu ritual practice as opposed to Islam, and comparative Indo-European hierarchies, Boon offers a powerful critique of doctrinal approaches to culture, religion, literature, politics, and the history of ideas and disciplines.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-240) and index.