Affinities and Extremes
Crisscrossing the Bittersweet Ethnology of East Indies History, Hindu-Balinese Culture, and Indo-European Allure
264 pages, 6 halftones
©
1990
Cloth $75.00
ISBN: 9780226064611
Published June 1990
Paper $26.00
ISBN: 9780226064635
Published April 1990
Examining representations of Balinese culture in complex contexts of Indonesia's colonial history, Hindu ritual practice as opposed to Islam, and comparative Indo-European hierarchies, Boon offers a powerful critique of doctrinal approaches to culture, religion, literature, politics, and the history of ideas and disciplines.
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