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Bali's shadow puppet theater, like others in Southeast Asia, is a complex tradition with many conventions that puzzle Western observers. Mary Zurbuchen demonstrates how the linguistic codes of this rich art form mediate between social groups, cultural influences, historical periods, and conceptual schemes. Originally published in 1987. The Prince



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*FrontMatter, pg. i*CONTENTS, pg. vii*PREFACE, pg. ix*ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, pg. xiii*ORTHOGRAPHY, pg. xv*PART ONE. THE SHAPE OF THE WORD IN BALI, pg. 1*PART TWO. THE DISCOURSE OF BALINESE SHADOW THEATER, pg. 113*APPENDIX, pg. 267*GLOSSARY, pg. 269*BIBLIOGRAPHY, pg. 275*INDEX, pg. 287

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      Publisher: Princeton University Press
      Publication Date: 14/07/2014
      ISBN13: 9780691608129, 978-0691608129
      ISBN10: 0691608121
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      Book Synopsis

      Bali's shadow puppet theater, like others in Southeast Asia, is a complex tradition with many conventions that puzzle Western observers. Mary Zurbuchen demonstrates how the linguistic codes of this rich art form mediate between social groups, cultural influences, historical periods, and conceptual schemes. Originally published in 1987. The Prince



      Table of Contents
      *FrontMatter, pg. i*CONTENTS, pg. vii*PREFACE, pg. ix*ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, pg. xiii*ORTHOGRAPHY, pg. xv*PART ONE. THE SHAPE OF THE WORD IN BALI, pg. 1*PART TWO. THE DISCOURSE OF BALINESE SHADOW THEATER, pg. 113*APPENDIX, pg. 267*GLOSSARY, pg. 269*BIBLIOGRAPHY, pg. 275*INDEX, pg. 287

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