Healing performances of Bali : between darkness and light / Angela Hobart.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hobart, Angela.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Traditional medicine--Indonesia--Bali (Province).

Traditional medicine.

Medicine, Rural.

Indonesia--Bali (Province).

Healers--Indonesia--Bali (Province).

Healers.

Medicine, Rural--Indonesia--Bali (Province).

Physical Description:

xx, 272 pages : color (some color), maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Berghahn Books, 2003.

Contents:

Encountering Healing: An Outline of the Argument 1

Bali: A Brief Background 9

Historical Survey of the Medical System 11

2. The Village Community and Family 27

The Village Community and Household Compound 28

Anger and Outlets for the 'Uncivilised' Passions 37

3. Healers and the Traditional Medical System 53

The Health Care System 53

Scholarly Healers 59

A Healer's Paraphernalia: Magical Drawings 63

Spirit Mediums 88

4. Power and the Shadow Theatre of the Queen Sorceress 103

Witchcraft and Sorcery in Daily Life 103

The Shadow Theatre of Calon Arang 112

5. The Mythological Figures Rangda and Barongs 123

Myths of Creation 125

The Art of Mask Making 131

Encountering Barongs as Healing Agents in Dreams and Rites 157

6. Community Well-being and the Religious Festival Galungan 167

Ritual Space and the Social Organisation of the Festival 168

The Celebration: Processions, Ludic Songs and Dance-drama Performances 172

Recentring the Community 195

Galungan: Continuity and Change 202

7. The Aesthetics of Healing 207

Balinese Notions of Self 208

Mediating Between Darkness and Light 225

Thanking the Gods: The Drama of the Lost Prince 235.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [255]-265) and index.

ISBN:

1571814809

OCLC:

50441299