Balinese Character: A Photographic Analysis
A groundbreaking anthropological study of Balinese culture through photographic documentation, conducted between 1936 and 1939. This monograph presents a comprehensive visual and textual analysis of Balinese character and cultural behavior patterns. Based on fieldwork in the mountain village of Bajoeng Gede in the District of Bangli, the study examines spatial organization, social hierarchies, learning processes, body integration, orifices of the body, autocosmic play, parent-child relationships, sibling dynamics, stages of child development, and rites of passage including birth celebrations, marriage ceremonies, death rituals, and funeral practices. The work pioneered an experimental methodology combining photographs with detailed analytical commentary to document intangible aspects of culture. Published by the New York Academy of Sciences as Special Publications Volume II, this landmark publication represents a collaborative effort by renowned anthropologists Gregory Bateson and Margaret Mead to advance ethnographic documentation techniques.
Table of Contents:
- Introduction .... page xi
- Balinese Character by Margaret Mead .... page 1
- Notes on the Photographs and Captions by Gregory Bateson .... page 49
- Plates and Captions by Gregory Bateson .... page 56
- Ethnographic Note on Bali .... page 256
- Bibliographic Note .... page 264
- Glossary and Index of Native Words and Personal Names .... page 267
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