Desire, Divine and Demonic: Balinese Mysticism in the Paintings of I Ketut Budiana and I Gusti Nyoman Mirdiana 9780824873882

This original and innovative book challenges many of our long-held assumptions about traditional Balinese religion. Draw

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English Pages 190 Year 2005

Table of contents :
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
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