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Introduction

Bali: studies in life, thought, and ritual5Published In 1960 • Pages: 1-76, 371-376

By: Swellengrebel, J. L..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This document, which was was first published in Dutch as an introduction to a large volume titled 'Bali: Studies in Life, Thought, and Ritual', describes the Balinese view of life and soceity. It provides section on several themese including the Balinese landscape, history, language, farming system, kinship, community organization and religion.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
History
Tillage
Water supply
Congregations
Mythology
General character of religion
Etiquette
External relations
Burial practices and funerals
Community structure
Ethnosociology
Cosmology
Ethnogeography
Spirits and gods
Sacred objects and places
Cult of the dead
Priesthood
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
essay
Evaluation
Creator TypesThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Missionary
Theologian
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
Hesung C. Koh ; 1961
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
ca. 1913-1948
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1900-1960
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Bali, Indonesia
NotesAdditional notes
by J. L. Swellengrebel
For bibliographical references see document 21:[Franken, et al]
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Balinese (Indonesian people)