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Traditional Balinese culture;: Essays by BELO (Jane) editor is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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“This book brings together a group of essays on the basic culture of the exotically beautiful and outstandingly creative people of Bali, before the changes brought by contact with the outside world since World War II. In the 1930s the fame of the island of Bali had spread in international circles, and many distinguished scholars, artists, and esthetes were attracted to approach the mystery of the people’s creative life, their irrepressible gayety. and their deep involvement in religious ceremonial which inspired continual dedication to renewed artistic efforts, all on a background of a simple agricultural life which seemed to bring absolute peace and contentment. In those days the Balinese greeted with enthusiasm all interest expressed by Westerners in the beauties and complexities of their culture, and, when the various investigators extended their search for varieties of expression to island-wide surveys, the Balinese responded with affectionate respect to their knowledgeability in Balinese lore. Temples were open to foreigners without question, and photography was accepted without self-consciousness. Miss Belo’s study of the psychologically significant attitudes and practices of

Who reads Traditional Balinese culture;: Essays?

Author

BELO (Jane) editor

Publisher

New York, Columbia University Press

Published

1970

Language

EN

ISBN

9780231030847

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Travel, History, Humanities