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 About the Author