%0 Journal Article %T Balinese 'water temples' and the management of irrigation %A Lansing, John Stephen %J American anthropologist %D 1987 %V Vol. 89 %N no. 2 %I American Anthropological Association, etc. %@ 0002-7294 %G English %F of07-026 %O J. Stephen Lansing %O LOC search performed 12/11/07; Pages: 18 ; ready for analysis 12/11/07; %O Includes bibliographical references (p. 340-341) %X This article discusses the role of Balinese regional water temple networks in irrigating and managing traced rice farms. In doing so, the author argues that earlier studies have wrongly attributed the organization of Balinese irrigation either to state bureaucracy or autonomous work groups. %K Balinese (Indonesian people) %K Balinese %K Water supply %K Cereal agriculture %K Cooperative organization %K Congregations %K Organized ceremonial %K Sacred objects and places %K Environmental quality %K Research and development %U https://ehrafworldcultures.yale.edu/document?id=of07-026 %P 326-341 %[ 2022-06-28