Incorporating up-to-date ethnographic field work the book investigates the myriad of ways in which the Balinese has responded to the influx of outside influence. The book focuses on the fascinating interrelationship between tourism, economy, culture and religion in Bali, painting a twenty-first century picture of the Balinese. In documenting these diverse changes Howe critically assesses some of the work of Bali’s most famous ethnographer, Clifford Geertz and demonstrates the importance of a historically grounded and broadly contextualized approach to the analysis of a complex society.
Incorporating up-to-date ethnographic field work the book investigates the myriad of ways in which the Balinese has responded to the influx of outside influence. The book focuses on the fascinating interrelationship between tourism, economy, culture and religion in Bali, painting a twenty-first century picture of the Balinese. In documenting these diverse changes Howe critically assesses some of the work of Bali’s most famous ethnographer, Clifford Geertz and demonstrates the importance of a historically grounded and broadly contextualized approach to the analysis of a complex society.

The Changing World of Bali: Religion, Society and Tourism
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The Changing World of Bali: Religion, Society and Tourism
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ISBN-13: | 9780415546744 |
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Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Publication date: | 04/15/2009 |
Series: | The Modern Anthropology of Southeast Asia |
Pages: | 172 |
Product dimensions: | 6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d) |