New dramas for the theatre state

The shifting roles of ideological power sources in Balinese polities

Bibliographic Data

ID3918994
AuthorsJohn W Schoenfelder (0000-0001-7651-2828, Institute of Archaeology, corresponding author), John Schoenfelder (0000-0002-8793-955X)
Year2004
Volume36
Issue3
Pages399-415
Publication date2004-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueWorld Archaeology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0043-8243 • E-ISSN: 1470-1375
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/1468936042000282726812
OpenAlexW2068386318
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited17

Geertz describes nineteenth-century Balinese states existing for and because of ceremony - an incomplete portrayal nonetheless pointing up the importance of ideology as a source of social power. But Bali has not been static; power strategies alter to fit a changing landscape of control opportunities shaped by multiple interacting ecological, economic, social and perceptual systems. Village-level institutions make ideological statements, as do states. Examining textual, ethnographic and archaeological evidence of power strategy changes over the last millennium provides an opportunity to discuss the causes and impacts of specific ideological messages being materialized in specific ways. As its focal case, this paper examines ideological uses made of the Inscription of Manukaya at two different points in time. This stone demonstrates the co-option of forms and traditions: carved to serve the ideological aims of a king, it is now integrated into ceremonies asserting the autonomy and solidarity of local groups

Aesthetics · Archaeology · Art · Autonomy · Ceremony · Ideology · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Sociology · Solidarity · State (computer science · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Asian Studies and History · Computer Science · History · Law · Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies

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