Why Do Balinese Make Offerings
On Religion, Teleology and Complexity
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2842916 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Richard Fox (0000-0002-2541-5849, Heidelberg University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 171 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 29-55 |
| Publication date | 2015-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Bijdragen tot de taal- land- en volkenkunde / Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences of Southeast Asia (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0006-2294 • E-ISSN: 2213-4379 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1163/22134379-17101003 |
| OpenAlex | W62775149 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 21 |
This article attempts to answer the question as to why Balinese make offerings. Eschewing an explanation in terms of a unitary religious or cultural belief, it explores the practices surrounding the preparation and dedication of banten (the Balinese term most commonly glossed in English as 'offerings'), and how these practices embody conflicting articulations of agency, community and the common good. Analysis is directed to highlighting this complexity, while at the same time trying to avoid some of the difficulties and misleading reifications that come with the language of 'syncretism', 'hybridity', 'great and little traditions', and the like
Aesthetics · Agency (philosophy · Epistemology · Hybridity · Linguistics · Political science · Social science · Sociology · Syncretism (linguistics · Term (time · Unitary state · Anthropology · Asian Studies and History · Law · Philosophy
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2022 (7) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |