Affinities and Extremes: Crisscrossing the Bittersweet Ethnology of East Indies History, Hindu-Balinese Culture, and INDO-EUR FROM THE PUBLISHER
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.
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A study of the contrasting strategies of historians and ethnologists as they apprehend, conceptualize, and describe cultural elements they recognize as different from their own. Uses as an example, the accounts of Balinese culture in Indonesia from the 16th to the 20th century. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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