Book
Bali: Rangda and Barong
J. J. Augustin • (16) • Published In 1949 • Pages: x, 61
By: Belo, Jane.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This volume is a study of two Balinese deities: Rangda and Barong. After examining their historical and social identities the author seeks to determine the psychological meaning behind these supernaturals as expressed in the actions of the individuals who impersonate them in various temple ceremonies.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Community structure
- Sodalities
- Settlement patterns
- Kin relationships
- Castes
- Priesthood
- Ethnic stratification
- Political parties
- Sanctions
- Spirits and gods
- Sacred objects and places
- Cult of the dead
- Organized ceremonial
- Prayers and sacrifices
- Gender status
- Revelation and divination
- Religious and educational structures
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Balinese
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2010
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Asia
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Southeast Asia
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Robert J. Theodoratus ; 1962; Teferi Abate Adem; 2008
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1931-1939
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1930-1940
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Bali, Indonesia
- NotesAdditional notes
- Jane Bello
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 61)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 53001964
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Balinese (Indonesian people)/Bali Island (Indonesia)--Religion