Desire, Divine and Demonic : : Balinese Mysticism in the Paintings of I Ketut Budiana and I Gusti Nyoman Mirdiana / / Michele Stephen.
This original and innovative book challenges many of our long-held assumptions about traditional Balinese religion. Drawing on data from visual art, mythology, esoteric texts, and public rituals, Michele Stephen identifies a core of important mystical themes at the heart of Balinese religion and dem...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter UHP eBook Package 2000-2013 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [2005] ©2005 |
| Year of Publication: | 2005 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (190 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- CHAPTER 1. Defining Balinese Mysticism A Problematic Enterprise
- CHAPTER 2. Fire, Destruction, and the Power of the Mother: The Paintings of I Ketut Budiana
- CHAPTER 3 . Mythic Transformations of Desire: The Paintings of I Gusti Nyoman Mirdiana
- CHAPTER 4. The Influence of Tantric Thought
- CHAPTER 5. Balinese Ritual in a Dynamic Universe
- CHAPTER 6. Visualizing Pure Realms
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author