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Continued... Bali has long been reputed for its capacity to maintain a distinctive social and cultural 'Balinese ness' in the face of sweeping change. One persistent Component on anthropological lists of the island's institutions has been the ancestor cult, often presented as a static custom of principally theological significance. In this chapter we will examine some complexities in the formulation, maintenance, and recent intensification of ancestor lore in a particular group through time. Our subject is a large Sudra group in Tabanan district: how its members explain the origin of their house in the classical era, account for its trials and accomplishments during the Dutch colonial period, and, with little sense of discontinuity, justify its role in modern Balinese politics, from Indonesian independence through the national elections of 197 1. We first detail legends, rituals, and stories - cultural forces in their own right - celebrating central ancestors and leaders from the group's classical, colonial, and modern history. We will then describe practical social, political, and economic matters indirectly involved in these traditions. Finally, we will draw general conclusions regarding the significance of ancestors in Balinese society, in which legends and rituals commemorating specific deceased leaders are no mere antiquarian escape from the present nor a pale reflection of more practical realities, but an active commentary on, and a contributing force to, a group's internal dynamics and self-esteem.
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we must point out a very important distinction which the Balinese make between
two clearly separate groups of ancestors. The first of these groups consists
of the dead who are riot yet completely purified. This group is in turn subdivided
in pirata, those riot yet cremated, and pitara, those already cremated. The
former are still completely impure; the latter have been purified, but are still
considered as distinct, individual souls. The second group consists of the completely
purified ancestors who are considered as divine. Everything Bali Indonesia |
