The life of a Balinese temple : artistry, imagination, and history in a peasant village /
"Should a temple be seen as a work of art, its carvers as artists, its worshipers as art critics and patrons? What is a temple (and its art) to the people who make and use it? Noted anthropologist Hildred Geertz attempts to answer these and other questions in this look at transformations in mat...
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| Language: | English |
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Honolulu :
University of Hawaii Press,
[2004], ©2004
Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press, c2004 Honolulu : ©2004 Honolulu : c2004 Honolulu : [2004] |
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| Summary: | "Should a temple be seen as a work of art, its carvers as artists, its worshipers as art critics and patrons? What is a temple (and its art) to the people who make and use it? Noted anthropologist Hildred Geertz attempts to answer these and other questions in this look at transformations in material culture and social relations over time in a village temple in Bali. Throughout, Geertz offers insightful glimpses into what the statues, structures, and designs of Pura Desa Batuan convey to those who worship there, deepening our understanding of how a village community evaluates workmanship and imagery." "Illustrated with photographs, drawings, and maps, The Life of a Balinese Temple is a record of a complex communal achievement. Based on continued on-site study over a twenty-year period, it is a contribution to Bali studies and the anthropology of art that will also find an appreciative audience among students of religion, art historians, and those interested in material culture."--BOOK JACKET "Should a temple be seen as a work of art, its carvers as artists, its worshipers as art critics and patrons? What is a temple (and its art) to the people who make and use it? Noted anthropologist Hildred Geertz attempts to answer these and other questions in this look at transformations in material culture and social relations over time in a village temple in Bali. Throughout, Geertz offers insightful glimpses into what the statues, structures, and designs of Pura Desa Batuan convey to those who worship there, deepening our understanding of how a village community evaluates workmanship and imagery." "Illustrated with photographs, drawings, and maps, The Life of a Balinese Temple is a record of a complex communal achievement. Based on continued on-site study over a twenty-year period, it is a contribution to Bali studies and the anthropology of art that will also find an appreciative audience among students of religion, art historians, and those interested in material culture."--Jacket |
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| Item Description: | Table of contents: http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0411/2003025777.html This WorldCat-derived record is shareable under Open Data Commons ODC-BY, with attribution to OCLC |
| Physical Description: | 292 p. : ill. ; 25 cm xv, 292 p. : ill, maps ; 25 x 21 cm xv, 292 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm xv, 292 p. : ill., maps, plans ; 25 cm xv, 292 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm xv, 292 pages : maps, illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [277]-284) and index Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-284) and index Includes bibliographical references (pages [277]-284) and index |
| ISBN: | 0824825330 (alk. paper) 0824825330 (hardcover : alk. paper) 0824825330 9780824825331 |