Saraswati in Bali : a temple, a museum, and a mask
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Resource Type
Language
eng
Text
StillImage
Text
StillImage
File Type
application/pdf
No. of Pages/File Size
156 pages
ISBN
9786027003705
Rights Holder(s)
The Agung Rai Museum of Art
Author(s)
Abstract
Worshipped as the goddess of knowledge, beauty, and the arts, Saraswati continues to influence daily life in the Balinese village of Peliatan. Saraswati in Bali explains how one of the world's most famous tourist destinations strives to preserve its cultural traditions through the ceremonies, shadow plays, and masked dances held at the Pura Madya temple festival as well as the art collection, landscaped gardens, and cultural events at the nearby ARMA Museum. Theater professor Ron Jenkins has studied Balinese arts and culture for more than thirty years. In this enlightening volume, he shares vivid descriptions of the festival and lively interviews with painters, dancers, farmers, kings, and priests to illustrate Balinese beliefs in the sacred power of art and literature. He also documents how ancient texts inscribed on palm-leaf manuscripts suggest that Saraswati's teachings enrich human life with invisible meaning. Anyone interested in the performing arts or world mythology will be fascinated by the way the museum and temple have helped to keep Bali's hidden wisdom accessible in changing times.
Description
Includes bibliographical references.
Subject(s)
Sarasvat?i (Hindu deity) -- Cult -- Indonesia -- Bali Island
Hindu goddesses -- Indonesia -- Bali Island
Hindu gods -- Indonesia
Arts, Balinese
Temples -- Indonesia
Hinduism and culture -- Indonesia -- Bali Island
Balinese (Indonesian people) -- Social life and customs
Balinese (Indonesian people) -- Religious life
Museum & Arts
Bali Island (Indonesia) -- Civilization
Hindu goddesses -- Indonesia -- Bali Island
Hindu gods -- Indonesia
Arts, Balinese
Temples -- Indonesia
Hinduism and culture -- Indonesia -- Bali Island
Balinese (Indonesian people) -- Social life and customs
Balinese (Indonesian people) -- Religious life
Museum & Arts
Bali Island (Indonesia) -- Civilization