Affinities and Extremes : Crisscrossing the Bittersweet Ethnology of East Indies History, Hindu-Balinese Culture, and Indo-European Allure

Affinities and Extremes : Crisscrossing the Bittersweet Ethnology of East Indies History, Hindu-Balinese Culture, and Indo-European Allure

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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.

Affinities and Extremes: Crisscrossing the Bittersweet Ethnology of East Indies History, Hindu-Balinese Culture, and Indo-European Allure,James A. Boon,University Of Chicago Press,0226064638,Asia - Southeast Asia,Bali Island,Bali Island (Indonesia),Civilization,Ethnology,History,History - General History,History: World,Indonesia,Sociology,Anthropology,Asian archaeology,Cultural studies,History / Southeast Asia,History of specific racial & ethnic groups,South East Asia

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