Book

Kinship in Bali

University of Chicago PressChicago • Published In 1975 • Pages:

By: Geertz, Hildred, Geertz, Clifford.

Abstract
This book is concerned with the use of kinship in the social structure of the Balinese, Indonesia. Based on analytical description of the operation of kinship symbolization in Balinese life, the authors propose that kinship should be best regarded as an integral part of more inclusive cultural patterns, not as an autonomous system. It provides the idioms through which the Balinese talk and understand their collective experience in a wide variety of social settings including the household, the community, the workplace, the temple, the market, the farm, the battlefields, the law of court, the playing field, and so on.
Subjects
Kin relationships
Kinship terminology
Community structure
Congregations
Social relationships and groups
Classes
Regulation of marriage
Basis of marriage
Sacred objects and places
General character of religion
Household
Polygamy
Inheritance
Community councils
Territorial hierarchy
Inter-community relations
Sodalities
culture
Balinese
HRAF PubDate
2010
Region
Asia
Sub Region
Southeast Asia
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Type
Anthropologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Teferi Abate Adem; 2008
Field Date
1957-1958
Coverage Date
1950-1960
Coverage Place
Bali, Indonesia
Notes
[by] Hildred Geertz and Clifford Geertz
Includes bibliographical references
LCCN
74011621
LCSH
Balinese (Indonesian people)/Kinship--Indonesia--Bali Island/Bali Island (Indonesia)--Social life and customs