Bridges to the Ancestors: Music, Myth, and Cultural Politics at an Indonesian Festival
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The spectacular Lingsar festival is held annually at a village temple complex built above the most abundant water spring
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Year 2005
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Table of contents :
Contents
Acknowledgments
Chapter One. Encounters, Constructions, Reflections
Chapter Two. Festivals and Cultures of Lombok
Chapter Three. Myths, Actors, and Politics
Chapter Four. Temple Units, Performing Arts, and Festival Rites
Chapter Five. Music: History, Cosmology, and Content
Chapter Six. Explorations of Meaning
Chapter Seven. Changing Dimensions, Changing Identities
Chapter Eight. The Final Gong
Notes
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
About the Author