Journals
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Journal of Hindu Studies – Special Issue: Text and Reality in the Study of Balinese Hinduism (Vol. 7 Issue 2)
Author | : | ACRI Andrea (guest ed) |
Publication Date | : | Aug / 2014 |
Publisher | : | Oxford Academic |
Revisiting the notorious debate about Balinese culture that pitched Clifford Geertz and Christiaan Hooykaas in the 70s, I discuss some key methodological issues concerning the study of Balinese Hinduism, namely the text- and practice-oriented approaches championed by Philologists and Anthropologists respectively. Arguing that an ‘epistemic turn’ in the study of Balinese Hinduism is needed, I advocate an approach that crosses intellectual boundaries, not only between disciplines but also within the domain of Area Studies.
From ARI co-organised workshop “Replaying the Past: Performances of Hindu Textual Heritage in India and Bali”, 31 January-1 February 2013.