Fred B. Eiseman Jr.

Bali - Sekala and Niskala - Periplus Editions 1996 - 392 pages

With the rising number of tourists visiting Bali every year there is a growing desire by travellers to know more about the country they are visiting. The first of two volumes, this book offers a collection of essays on the seen (sekala) and the unseen (niskala) elements of Bali's cultural life. The essays cover a wide range of topics from Hindu mythology and trance healing to cremations and seaweed farming. This volume concentrates on religion, ritual and art. The second volume expores society, tradition and craft.

9780945971030

612181213

86943678


History - Asia

DS647.B2

959.86