{"product_id":"kebalian-the-dialogic-construction-of-balinese-identity-9789813252424","title":"Kebalian: The Dialogic Construction of Balinese Identity","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn investigation into the complex forces that shape Balinese identity.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Over the past one hundred years, the Balinese have been challenged by colonial occupation, political turbulence, and, most recently, tourism. In response, they have come to rely on the idea of “Kebalian,” or Balinese-ness. Kebalian is likened to a tree whose roots are religion (\u003ci\u003eagama\u003c\/i\u003e), the trunk is tradition (\u003ci\u003eadat\u003c\/i\u003e), and the fruits, Balinese culture (\u003ci\u003ebudaya\u003c\/i\u003e). To understand how this sense of Balinese-ness came to be, Michel Picard examines the dialogues that the Balinese have engaged in both among themselves and with outsiders by conducting over a hundred interviews with Balinese opinion leaders, officials, and religious reformers. A key throughline in the construction of Kebalian is what Picard identifies as a twofold process of “religionization” and “Hinduization.” This process began with the first years of the incorporation of Bali into the Dutch East Indies and became more urgent with Indonesia’s independence. Kebalian today encompasses the tension between those Balinese eager to defend their customary ritual practices and advocates of Hinduism who deny that such local traditions qualify as agama. \u003ci\u003eKebalian\u003c\/i\u003e presents a fascinating picture of religious change, identities in motion, and culture. Scholars of religion, cultural change, and Southeast Asian area studies will find this to be a fascinating and important book.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003eThe discourse of Kebalian\u003cbr\u003eThe question of Hinduism\u003cbr\u003eThe process of 'religionization'\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1: A 'Living Museum' of Indo-Javanese Civilization\u003cbr\u003eThe 'Indianization' of Bali\u003cbr\u003eThe orientalist view\u003cbr\u003eThe Dutch colonial encounter in Bali\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2: Making Sense of Colonial Modernity in Bali: The Debate Between Surya Kanta and Bali Adnjana (1920s)\u003cbr\u003eThe formation of a Balinese intelligentsia\u003cbr\u003eThe debate between Surya Kanta (1925–1927) and Bali Adnjana (1924–1930)\u003cbr\u003eThe foundations of Kebalian: agama and adat\u003cbr\u003eAgama Hindu Bali versus agama Bali Hindu\u003cbr\u003eThe aftermath of the debate between jaba and triwangsa\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3: From 'Living Museum' to 'Last Paradise': The Discovery of Balinese Culture (1930s)\u003cbr\u003eAn orientalist view of Balinese culture: Bhawanagara (1930–1935)\u003cbr\u003eThe Last Paradise\u003cbr\u003eThe Island of Bare Breasts\u003cbr\u003eThe Island of Artists\u003cbr\u003eThe Island of Gods and Demons\u003cbr\u003eA Lost Paradise?\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4: Bali Darma Laksana: Between Orientalism and Nationalism (1936–1942)\u003cbr\u003eA social and cultural monthly journal: Djatajoe (1936–1941)\u003cbr\u003eThe controversy about Bali and Christian missions\u003cbr\u003eConversion and its outcome\u003cbr\u003eBalinese queries about their religious identity\u003cbr\u003eBalinese versus Indonesian nationalism\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5: Towards Recognition of the Balinese Religion (1942–1958)\u003cbr\u003eKetuhanan Yang Maha Esa\u003cbr\u003eIn search of a name\u003cbr\u003eLooking to India\u003cbr\u003eThe struggle for the recognition of agama Hindu Bali\u003cbr\u003eChapter 6: Parisada: From Agama Hindu Bali to Agama Hindu (1958–1998)\u003cbr\u003eParisada Dharma Hindu Bali\u003cbr\u003eParisada Hindu Dharma\u003cbr\u003eThe New Order\u003cbr\u003eParisada Hindu Dharma Indonesia\u003cbr\u003eThe 'Hindu Revival'\u003cbr\u003eChapter 7: Balinese Identity Under the Challenge of Tourism \u003cbr\u003eCultural Tourism (Pariwisata Budaya)\u003cbr\u003eCultural Tourism and touristic culture\u003cbr\u003eTouristification and Indonesianization\u003cbr\u003eTourism development and its discontents in the late New Order\u003cbr\u003eCrisis and Reformasi\u003cbr\u003eThe revival of adat under the Regional Autonomy legislation\u003cbr\u003eThe Kuta bombing and its aftermath\u003cbr\u003eAjeg Bali and the politics of Balinese identity\u003cbr\u003eThe Benoa Bay reclamation project controversy\u003cbr\u003eChapter 8: Balinese Religion in the Age of Reformasi\u003cbr\u003eThe reform of Parisada Hindu Dharma Indonesia\u003cbr\u003eThe schism within Parisada Bali\u003cbr\u003eBack to agama Hindu Bali\u003cbr\u003eAgama Hindu under siege\u003cbr\u003eBali as the world center of Hinduism?\u003cbr\u003eConclusion\u003cbr\u003eThe Predicament of Balinese Identity\u003cbr\u003eBalinese and Indonesian Organizations\u003cbr\u003eGlossary\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex","brand":"NUS Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51743216730455,"sku":"9789813252424","price":38.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9789813252424.jpg?v=1758389515","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/kebalian-the-dialogic-construction-of-balinese-identity-9789813252424","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}