Tradition In Bali Research Articles

Women in the Shadows: Gender, Puppets, and the Power of Tradition in Bali by Jennifer Goodlander

Goodlander, Jennifer. Women in the Shadows: Gender, Puppets, and the Power of Tradition in Bali . Athens, OH: Ohio University Press, 2016. Review by David Harnish.

Women in The Shadows: Gender, Puppets, and The Power of Tradition in Bali by Jennifer Goodlander

Women in The Shadows: Gender, Puppets, and The Power of Tradition in Bali by Jennifer Goodlander

Women in the Shadows: Gender, Puppets, and the Power of Tradition in Bali, written by Jennifer Goodlander

Women in the Shadows: Gender, Puppets, and the Power of Tradition in Bali, written by Jennifer Goodlander

Negotiating Gender and Tradition: A Woman Dalang Performs Wayang Lemah in Bali

The dalang, the central figure of wayang kulit performances, is revered in Balinese society both as a teacher and spiritual leader. Until recently, the dalang was always male, but now women in Bali are able to train as dalang. A performance of wayang lemah given by woman dalang Ni Wayan Suratni provides insight into the complex relationships between gender and tradition in Bali.

Meaning Configuration of Cultural Practices in Bali as a Model to Strengthen Identity of Balinese People

This paper attempts to configure the meaning of cultural practices in the field of tradition in Bali including the cultural meaning of assertive, directive, expressive, commissive, and declaration that can be used as a model TO strengthen identity of Balinese people. In order to obtain valid data, participative observation taking the form of a focused group discussion was done in several locations in Bali. The data were then thoroughly analyzed based upon the theory of Natural Semantic Metalanguage originated by Wierzbicka (1999) with a model of Cultural Scripts proposed by Goddarad (2002). The result of analysis showed that: 1) cultural meanings found in verbal utterance of traditionally cultural practices in Bali could be derived from such functions of speech acts as: (a) assertive with cultural meanings of ngaturang 'to present and ngedengang 'to show '; (b) directive with cultural meanings of ngelungsur keslametan ‘to ask for safety', nuturang 'to advise', ngundang 'to invite'; (c) expressive with cultural meanings of ampura 'to apologize' and suksma 'to thank'; (d) commissive with cultural meaning of mejanji 'to promise'; and (e) declaration with cultural meaning of mutusang 'to decide'; 2) Cultural meanings of Bali cultural practices could be configured using cultural scripts that can be used as a model to strengthen the identity of Balinese people.

Tourism and tradition in Bali

Although the growth of tourism in Bali has been welcomed by the central Indonesian government as a source of foreign exchange earnings and as a stimulating influence on the local economy, the planners there are concerned with the possible adverse effects of cultural disruption brought about by large influxes of foreign (Western) tourists. This paper details the attempts which have been made in Bali to achieve controlled social and economic modernization with reference to the development of the tourist industry.