Under the Spell of the Batur Volcano : The Colonization of Highland Bali by Lowland Courts / Brigitta Hauser-Schäublin, Jörg Hauser.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hauser-Schäublin, Brigitta, author.

Hauser, Jörg, author.

Series:

Asian Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2026.

Verhandelingen van het Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde ; 317.

Asian Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2026

Verhandelingen van het Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde ; 317

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Asian Studies.

History.

Social sciences.

Sociology & Anthropology.

Southeast Asia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (405 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

The Colonization of Highland Bali by Lowland Courts

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2025.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The "World Temple" Pura Ulun Danu Batur embodies the still active volcano and its lake. It constitutes the linchpin between the visible and invisible world that has been a contested centre of power by rulers for centuries. The study challenges the claim of the aboriginal-egalitarian Mountain Balinese. Instead, it shows that the temple is the result of colonizing thrusts into the highlands by lowland courts of East-Javanese origin since the 15th century. The pre-existing Buddhist monastery and its counterpart, a king residing near-by, as well as their temples became effaced, villages were merged and Siwaite teachings introduced. The book tells the thrilling story of this fundamental transformation as evidenced in the temple, a UNESCO World Heritage Site today.

Contents:

Acknowledgments

List of Illustrations and Tables

1 Introduction

1 Bali’s Past and One of Its Blind Spots: Buddhism

2 The Balinese State or the Impact of Western Theories

3 Pura Ulun Danu Batur as a State Temple

4 Unravelling Threads of History

5 The Organization of the Book

2 Living beneath the Batur Volcano

1 Fire-Spitting Mountain and Shaking Ground

2 An Old Village Map and Its Clues

3 Concluding Comment

3 The Batur Temple Complex and Differences Within

1 Pura Ulun Danu Batur

2 The Temples of Desa Pakraman

3 Pura Dang Kahyangan and Other Shrines of Batur Village Deities

4 Concluding Comment

4 The Social Organization of the Batur Temple

1 Village Association and bale agung as the Organizational Centre

2 The High Priests of Pura Ulun Danu

3 The Office of perbekel/petinggi

4 Desa Pakraman and High Priests: Acknowledging Ritual Leadership

5 Concluding Comment

5 Relics of a Monastic-Political Domain and Its Demise

1 Pura Jati Today

2 Pura Jati’s Origin: the Blackened Stump and warga Kayu Slem

6 Centre and Periphery: the Ritual Organization of a Sacro-Political Domain

1 From the Periphery to the Centre: the Pilgrims’ Tributes

2 From the Centre to the Periphery: the Visits of Batur’s Deities

7 Resistance, Compliance and the Introduction of Indirect Rule

1 Vertical Relationships between Court and Villages

2 Beyond Village Egalitarianism: Hierarchical Offices

8 Reshaping Polities and Sacred Sites: Infiltrations and Relocations

1 The Annihilation of Powerful Sites and Their Rulers

2 Baturenggong’s Regulation Addressed to Sinarata

3 Relocations and Transformations

4 Pura Dalem: the Commemoration of Vanished Villages and Offices

9 Transfer and Merging of Fertility Rituals of Former Autonomous Temples

1 Escaping Reorganization: the Office of Virgin Priestesses, balyan

2 The Consolidation of Fertility Rituals in Pura Ulun Danu Batur

10 The State Temple as a Political and Economic Hub

1 Temple Economy: the Temple’s pasyan, the Ruler’s kaule

2 In the Steps of Former Rulers, and the Money Economy

11 Exploring the Site and Rulership of a Pre-Majapahit Court

1 Pura Dalem Balingkang: a Court Turned into a Temple

2 Harbours, Trade and Kings

3 The Reception of Merchants, kaule and Priests

12 Ritual Networks and Beyond: Segments of negara and Their Integration

1 Rulers, Regional Networks and the Recruitment of Troops

2 Concluding Comment

Conclusion

Afterword

References

Appendix

1 Maps of Temple Layouts and Tables

2 Usana Bali (Rajapurana Batur)

3 Usana Bali (Rajapurana Batur) §24b1–26a 1

4 Titiswara.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

90-04-73844-4

9789004738447

OCLC:

1559919816

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004738447 DOI