This is a study in oral poetic composition. It examines how oral poets compose their recitations. Specifically, it is a study of the recitations of 17 separate master poets from the Island of Rote recorded over a period of 50 years. Each of these poets offers his version of what is culturally considered to be the ‘same’ ritual chant. These compositions are examined in detail and their oral …
This is the first study to examine in detail ritual objects known as ‘Lamak’, a fascinating and unique form of ephemeral material culture which is a prominent feature of Balinese creativity. A lamak is a long narrow ritual hanging that is an essential requirement at almost all rituals in Bali. It is hung from altars and shrines at temple festivals and on festive holy days. Made usually of p…
Buku tentang masakan tradisional Osing ini merupakan saksi dari seni olah cipta makanan pedesaan di Banyuwangi. Kekayaan dan keelokan alam Banyuwangi terpantul dalam seni kuliner kreatif dan budaya makanan yang mereka miliki. Orang-orang Osing di Banyuwangi, terutama yang bermukim di pedesaan - di antara hamparan petak sawah, rindang pekarangan, dan rimbun kebun - adalah para penjaga dan pemuli…
This is the first study to examine in detail ritual objects known as ‘Lamak’, a fascinating and unique form of ephemeral material culture which is a prominent feature of Balinese creativity. A lamak is a long narrow ritual hanging that is an essential requirement at almost all rituals in Bali. It is hung from altars and shrines at temple festivals and on festive holy days. Made usually of p…
Robyn d’Avignon tells the history of West Africa’s centuries-old indigenous gold mining industries and its shared practices, prohibitions, and cosmological engagements.