Affinities and Extremes - Crisscrossing the Bittersweet Ethnology of East Indies History, Hindu-Balinese Culture, and Indo-European Allure

Author(s): James A. Boon

Asia

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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General Fields

  • : 9780226064635
  • : University of Chicago Press
  • : University of Chicago Press
  • : 0.39
  • : March 1990
  • : 1.64 Centimeters X 16.61 Centimeters X 22.86 Centimeters
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : James A. Boon
  • : Paperback
  • : English
  • : very good
  • : 264