Island Of Gods Research Articles

Role of Balian in the Island of Gods

This study reveals the role of Balian in preserving traditional medicine as well as balancing the culture and mental health of the people on the Island of the Gods. This research was designed using a qualitative approach (medical ethnography). Informants were Hindu priests (Pemangku), local health workers and traditional medical experts (Balian). The research location was conducted in Balinese historical places that are believed to be qualified as a place to conduct traditional healing practices by a Balian, such as Pura (Pure), Holy Purifier (Tirta) and Beaches in Bali. The results show that the sickness and health of the Balinese ethnic soul refers to the concept of balancing the system elements in the body with cultural influences in the environment. Ethnic Balinese believe in the concept of Tri Hita Karana, which is the balance between Sang Hyang Widhi (God), Buana Agung (Universe) and Buana Alit (Human). If a person's physical or spiritual condition experiences an imbalance of these three things, then health is disturbed. In looking at the etiology of mental illness, they more than fully consider the abstract (non-physical) type of illness. The implication is that they seek Balian treatment as a primary option.

Spatio-historical data enrichment for toponomastics in Bali, The Island of Gods

Spatio-historical data enrichment for toponomastics in Bali, The Island of Gods

Sanur Special Economic Zone as Milestone of Future Quality Tourism in Bali

Despite the growing global tourism industry that proposes unforgettable leisure experiences, Bali continuously holds the top of mind as one of the best world-class tourism destinations. However, the Indonesian government planned to transition from mass tourism to quality tourism. The government and tourism businesses were required to improve the quality of tourism to survive in the industry’s competition. Proposed in a concept of potential regional development and a sustainable economy, the central government, in collaboration with Bali provincial government, launched the 19th Special Economic Zone. The special economic zone, or Kawasan Ekonomi Khusus (KEK), was built in Sanur with IDR 10.2 trillion worth of investment commitment from PT Pertamina Bina Medika (IHC). The area encompasses 41.26 hectares, complemented by the brand-new look of the Grand Inna Bali Beach (GIBB) Hotel, supported with various facilities such as the Convention Center, Ethnomedicinal Botanic Gardens, and Commercial arcades to accommodate local MSMEs. The presence of health tourism complements the diversity of wellness tourism inherent on the island of God. This Sanur Special Economic Zone is the future hope of well-organized and sustainable tourism. The investment was said to be a bold move to mature and refresh Bali’s cultural tourism.

The Existence of Tri Datu, From Temple's gift to Souvenir Industry

Consisting of three colors: red, white, and black, Tri Datu reflects three absolute powers surrounding the universe. Balinese Hindu people manifest the trinity deities into interwoven red, black and white threads. Almost in every Balinese Hindu ritual, the existence of the Tri Datu thread can be seen. Therefore, the Tri Datu thread has been using as a ritual instrument or protective amulet. On a philosophical level, the item has a value of self-control. If someone is wearing the sacred item, they would properly behave in society because the interwoven thread represents the divine symbol of righteousness. Many Balinese have been spotted wearing the three-colored thread, thus attracted the non-Balinese people curiosity. The phenomenon was perceived by wider communities that the interwoven thread is local identity. It is gradually led to market demand to obtain the Tri Datu as a souvenir from the island of God. One to another home industry of the Tri Datu accessories emerged as a response to tourism industry demand. Today, one may find the Tri Datu thread-based souvenir in the marketplace at ease. Although the interwoven thread strongly relates to religious symbols, it does not mean that non-Balinese cannot wear it. One should be aware that the Tri Datu holds a religious value that should be taken into account. Therefore, one should avoid wearing it inappropriately, such as a leg bracelet, or put it in any place without consulting it beforehand.

Bali Included as ‘No List 2020’, a Shocking news on the end of 2019

A US-based tourism magazine ‘Fodor’ includes Bali as ‘No List 2020’. The news infuriated Bali Governor Wayan Koster. Koster presumed the action was an example of foul play in tourism competition. Meanwhile, Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy, Wishnutama Kusbandio claimed he did not bother with the Fodor's review. The news might be the Fodor’s strategy as a media to reach a wider audience. Fodor’s included Bali as "No List 2020" due to three major factors namely poor waste management, clean water existence, and foreign tourists’ disrespectful attitude. Findings showed what the media wrote apparently reflects the todays reality on th Island of Gods. However, the local Government has been starting to make significant improvement from waste management, and tourism standard. Tourism stakeholder in Indonesia especially Bali, might be infuriated by Fodor’s No List 2020. Rather than to negatively response to the news, it is better to consider it as positive feedback for Bali tourism. In addition, a good quality feedback from media as one of society control would be well appreciated if it is providing problem-solving solution instead of only focus on critics.

Hidden Potential of Arak Bali to be The World’s Seventh Spirit; from religious purpose to negative investment list

In a joint meeting between Governor and Bali Regional House of Representatives on 11 February 2019, Bali Governor Wayan Koster expressed his interest to promote arak as a trademark of Bali, a traditional Balinese spirit. Arak is a type of distilled alcoholic beverage, generally produced in Southeast Asia and South Asia countries. Each region has its distinctive method in selecting the most delicate raw material as primary ingredient, to its patients and meticulous preparations in producing the best liquor. Religious activities becomes chief reason the art of liquor distilation present in the island of God, especially Arak. It serves as tetabuhan in traditional and religious ceremonies, a recreational beverage for adults or even utilize to make herbal paste. Some traditional farmer use Wariga as a reference to determine the perfect day to produce arak, therefore, the process becomes its distinctive feature. Realizing its hidden potential, Governor Koster expressed his interest in making Balinese Arak legal as a prospective industry to improve the communities economic welfare, by promoting it as a heritage-based product. Through departments in Provincial government, he prepares standardisation as well as legal basis to promote the liquor in tourism industry. However, the distilled spirit is classified as Alcohol type C on the law thus its distribution in full scale is strictly regulated by the law. Furthermore, Presidential Regulation which adds alcoholic beverages as negative investment list, become a high wall to climb before the customer could safely sip the product.

Land Conversion Versus Subak : How Bali’s Face Gradually Changing Throughout History

Land conversion occurs globally as a result of population dynamics, infrastructure and agricultural expansions, as occurring in the island of God, Bali. Apparently, the land shifting phenomenon in Bali is not as simple as it sounds. It creates a complicated situation in which detrimental to the environment that subsequently affects the socio-cultural aspect in the long run. albeit Balinese rice field, with its Subak System, received UNESCO World Heritage title. The title seems unable to halt the conversion entirely. High demand and limited supply of land in Bali are resulting in skyrocketing price of the estate that slowly pushes the community to liquidate their essential asset. Every year, the horticultural industry is shrinking bit by bit and transforming into real estate. Once an area is transmuted into a residential property or tourism destination, its neighbourhood would be most likely to experience a similar way. As the land composition is changing, migration would follow and boost the conversion process. Though Government is strictly regulating about land conversion through Law Number 41 of 2009 and Law Number 26 of 2007, yet society consciousness plays a vital role to determine whether Bali ricefield with its Subak would survive in the future.

Dijkstra’s Algorithm to Find Shortest Path of Tourist Destination in Bali

Bali is one of many small island in Indonesia and referred as “The Island of Gods”. Bali has varieties of tourist destination e.g. art villages, ecotourism, historical building, spiritual tourism and temples. Dijkstra’s algorithm is an algorithm that used to be solution in finding shortest path problem. It can be use to find the shortest route between one tourist destination and all other tourist destinations. Hence, we use dijkstra’s algorithm to find shortest path of tourist destination in Bali. There are top ten tourist destinations that has been used in this paper Tanah Lot, Uluwatu, Ulun Danu Beratan, Kebun Raya Eka Karya, Penelokan Batur, Tirta Empul, Taman Ayun, Bali Safari and Marine Park, Goa Gajah and Bali Zoo Park.

Experience Numerous benefits of Water-based activity in The Island of God

Starting to do exercise must be challenging, especially for someone who is not used to it. Therefore, combining physical activity and vacation is a perfect option for a beginner. Water sport may be a perfect choice to spend a holiday while train body back into its perfect condition. A getaway trip to Bali Is not only about staying in luxury hotels or villas, Wine and dine on a famous beachfront restaurant, or shopping in the heart of Seminyak shopping centers. The exotic island on the equator offers a wide selection of water recreation with dozen of benefits for those health seekers. This writing is a descriptive study. The findings from previous studies which discussing vacation and water-related exercise were compiled as data. Bali was served as tourism object where this study is undertaken. Then, the compiled data were used to describe the benefit of recreation in Bali as the tourism object and its water activity for health. The Island of Bali, known for its breathtaking landscape and as the best tourist destination, offers additional choices to tourists who wished to travel while getting extra benefits for their health. Some studies revealed there are numerous advantage someone may obtain by doing physical activity in the water, such as improvement in cardio, respiratory, and muscle strength. The activity also promotes full body workout to help overcome weight problem, both under and overweight while holiday in Bali helps the traveler to take a break from the tedious yet stressful environment.

Shortest path applied on tourist destination in Bali: a short review

Bali is a tourist destination known as the Island of Gods. Largest trusted site TripAdvisor has crowned Bali as “The World Best Destination” chosen by International and local tourist beat other larger country in the world. Variety of tourist destination in Bali has confused tourist form any other country or any other city to find an efficient route to excurses all Bali’s tourist destinations. Ants Colony algorithm and Dijkstra algorithm are two algorithms that used to solve an optimizations problem such as finding the shortest path to have an efficient tour. Both algorithms will help travel agent, international or local tourist to have a convenience travel. This paper presents computation using ants colony algorithms and Dijkstra algorithms to find the shortest path over ten greatest tourist destination in Bali (Data from Bali tourism office). This paper shows that ant colony algorithm computation more complicated than Dijkstra, but it has a better result.

Mount Agung; The Beauty and The Mighty

Mount Agung is the highest mountain in Bali. Located on Karangasem regency, this most elevated point in the island of Gods is sacred by the Balinese and becomes center of spiritual activities on the island. Mount Agung is an active stratovolcano. Some local volcanic and tectonic earthquakes have been reported on August 10th, 2017. as a result, The locals who live within 9 - 12 km zone from the crater have been secured. Mount Agung’s condition is fluctuate, after BNPB lowered its status from level IV to III, and the refugee went home, the volcano experienced phreatic eruption then followed by magmatic eruption on late November 2017. the news about mount Agung’s activities made tourists afraid to visit Bali. It is proved by declining number of tourist visit Bali. The government through related agencies explain that it is still possible to visit Bali. However, they should avoid any activities in the disaster-prone area. Besides, it is being discussed about plans to make the eruption as a tourist attraction. The program aims to offer new tourism potentials. Thus it may elevate the number of tourist visits to Bali as well as provide employment opportunities for the refugees.

THE BALINESE TRADITIONAL CULINAIR MUST BE SURVIVED AS A GREEN TOURISM TO PRESERVE SUSTAINABLE TOURISM

According to an International Magazine stated that Bali is the best of the world destination country, not famous only of the splendor of Bali and its unique culture, but also its culinair. (Bali Post, Nov 2015).Bali which is said to be the island of one thousand temples: Bali is the island of GODS; Bali is a paradise; also famous with various kinds of specific and typical traditional culinairs. (Sulistiyo, 2011, 94).This Balinese traditional culinair must be surfived as a green tourism to preserve sustainable tourism, to be able to be enjoyed by young generations (Picard, 1996, 64).This decision was committed during the audiency of Bali Post Newspaper Commity to PT. Sinar Sosro, the sales office of Bali & NUSRA Region, last Friday june 10th, 2016 just a few days ago. (Bali Post, June 2016).It is expected that by the frequently of culinair festival we can preserve sustainable tourism, and finally the Balinese Traditional Culinair could be surfived as a green tourism. (Bungin, 2007:87).

The Role of Social Capital and Business Strategies in Developing the Business of Banten to Increase Balinese Women’s Employment

ABSTRACTBali is famous around the world as the island of gods, since the majority of the inhabitants of Bali are Hindu. The Hindu religion and rituals cannot be separated. Each day Balinese woman make banten, as a ritual offering; but with many Balinese women now working outside the home, many decide to buy banten. Due to the demand, enterprises which sell banten have appeared. The purpose of this research is to discover the role of social capital and business strategies in developing the business of banten to increase women’s employment opportunities in Gianyar Regency, Bali. The business of banten has great future potential, with a marketing system that harnesses the flow of information by word of mouth. In an attempt to improve the welfare of the families of women who work in the business of banten, network, trust and norms as social capital play a very important role.

Crescent on the Island of Gods, Traces of Islamic Village in Kusamba-Bali

I Gde Parimartha, Ida Bagus Gde Putra, Luh Pt.Kusuma Ririen. 2012. Bulan Sabit di Pulau Dewata, Jejak Kampung Islam Kusamba-Bali. Yogyakarta: Religious and Cross-cultural Studies (CRCS) Graduate School, Gadjah Mada University YogyakartaBali, a beautiful island well known all over the world, fascinates many visitors from various countries and has a religious identity as its nickname reflects, the Island of the Gods. Although famous as a Hindu land, Bali has an Islamic Village, where Muslims can live side by side with Balinese Hindus. In view of the events of the Bali Bombing, in 2002 in Kuta and 2005 in Jimbaran, of course, there have been social and religious tensions between these two faiths. The tragedy has indeed left a change of attitude that is a strengthening of political identity of the Balinese-ness. This situation is presented in a book entitled, Bulan Sabit di Pulau Dewata, Jejak Kampung Islam Kusamba-Bali (Crescent on the Island of Gods, Traces of Islamic Village in Kusamba-Bali).

The Crescent Moon on the Island of Gods, Traces of Muslim Village Kusamba-Bali

Who does not know Bali, a beautiful island that fascinates many tourists from around the world, with a religious identity as it is commonly referred to as the Island of Gods. Despite being well-known as the Land of the Hindus, Bali has a Muslim village, where Muslim residents live side by side with the Hindu Balinese. When one recalls the Bali bombing incident in 2002 and 2005 in Kuta, Jimbaran, certainly they will express an opinion on the social and religious tension between these two religious groups. The tragedy has in fact left a change in attitudes i.e. the strengthening of the Balinese identity, which is presented in the book entitled Bulan Sabit di Pulau Dewata: Jejak Kampung Islam Kusamba-Bali (The Crescent Moon on the Island of Gods, Traces of Muslim Village Kusamba-Bali).

BRAND “BALI SHANTI” PADA MEDIA PROMOSI PARIWISATA PEMERINTAH INDONESIA DI PARIS

This study examines promotional print media on Bali in form of pamphlet and folder made by the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia to Paris and the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy of the Republic of Indonesia.The aims were to recognize the messages conveyed by both medias and whether the meaning of Bali’s branding, Bali Shanti (Bali Peace), could be delivered or not. The method used in this research were discourse analysis with semiotical approach, and Barthes’s semiotics theory was used as primary theory. The message of Bali Shanti brand is about peace and harmony, since this brand was created to restore the image of the island of Gods after the Bali Bombing in 2002 and 2005. After the analysis, it was found that the pamphlet conveyed to the readers that Bali is a peaceful island with unique culture based on Balinese Hindu religion, thus, this media could transmit the message of Bali Shanti.Meanwhile, the folder expressed Bali as an island with lots of beautiful nature destinations and has exceptional culture, but the message of Bali Shanti brand could not be delivered to the audience.

Maternal Deities and the Ancestry of Humanity: The Life and Photography of Higa Yasuo

Maternal Deities and the Ancestry of Humanity: The Life and Photography of Higa Yasuo Takara Ben (bio) Translated by Katsunori Yamazato and Frank Stewart The child of Okinawan parents who emigrated to the Philippines, Higa Yasuo was born on Mindanao Island in 1938. His father was drafted into the Japanese army and died during World War II. With his mother and two siblings, he remained in the Philippines until 1946, when the family returned to Okinawa. Three years later, Higa’s mother died. Raised by his grandmother in Koza City (now Okinawa City), he graduated from high school in 1958. But because his family was poor, he could not pursue his dream of going to college. Instead, he took a job with the police force and was posted at the Kadena Police Station, near the largest American military base in all of Asia. Assigned to the crime scene investigation unit—which mainly handled cases involving American servicemen—Higa learned to use a camera, and for the next ten years he worked as a forensic and documentary photographer. In 1968, while on duty at the police station, he witnessed a fully loaded B-52 bomber crash shortly after take-off on a mission to Viet Nam. The experience was a turning point in Higa’s life: he decided to leave the police force and become a professional photographer. He moved to Tokyo and enrolled in the Tokyo School of Photography, graduating in 1971. That year, the first exhibition of his work was held. Umarejima Okinawa (Okinawa, Land of My Birth) was shown at the Ginza Nikon Salon in Tokyo, then travelled to Osaka, Naha, and Koza. Photographs from the exhibition were featured in the magazine Kamera mainichi, and the following year, in 1972, the Tokyo School of Photography published a collection of his work as a textbook. Through his photography, Higa was able to explore and rediscover his native island, Okinawa. In 1973, he was commissioned by a magazine to photograph Miyako, an island about two hundred miles southwest of the island of Okinawa. While in Karimata Village on Miyako, Higa witnessed the Uyagan matsuri (Ritual of Ancestral Deities), an experience so intense that it launched him on a lifelong exploration of the sacred ancient rituals of the Ryūkyūs. [End Page 60] Click for larger view View full resolution Higa Yasuo: Maternal Deities Worshipping the Gods (Kami-agami) Miyako Island, Karimata, Uyān 1974 [End Page 61] In 1975, Higa travelled to Kudaka Island, regarded since ancient times as sacred. There he met the noro (female shaman) Shizu Nishime. This meeting was another critical moment in his life. In the following months, Higa visited Kudaka Island over a hundred times, and through Shizu Nishime he was able to observe and photograph the ancient ritual known as Izaihō. In 1978, the ritual was discontinued: the shaman priestesses had dwindled in number, and there were not enough young women on the island to replace them. Before the demise of Izaihō, Higa carefully studied and recorded the rite. The collection of photographs he produced, Onna, kami, matsuri (Women, Deities, and Rites), won the thirteenth Taiyō Award. His efforts also resulted in such important works as Kamigami no shima: Okinawa Kudakajima no matsuri (The Island of Gods: Rituals of Kudaka Island, Okinawa) and Ryūkyūko: onnatachi no matsuri (The Ryūkyū Arc: Rituals of Women). In 1980, he won an Okinawa Times Encouragement Award for the exhibition Kamigami no shima Kudaka (The Island of Gods, Kudaka).* Higa’s documentation of shaman rituals in the Ryūkyūs was the beginning of a journey that took him from the spiritual roots of his homeland to the rituals and ceremonies of minority people elsewhere in Asia. By comparing female shamans of ethnic minorities worldwide—such as noro of Kudaka Island, mudang of Cheju Island, and itako and gomiso of Aomori Prefecture—Higa gained an international perspective and a profound understanding of the subject. By the 1980s, he was thus regarded as more than a fine photographer. As he fused photography with careful research in ethnography and anthropology, scholars in those fields began to acknowledge the great significance of his work. In 1990, Higa was...