ANTH-110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Balinese Dance, Christian Mortalism, Consumerism
14 Dec 2017
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The balinese view reincarnation as a freeing of the dead from this world; the immortal soul reaches perfection after countless lives. All graveyards are temporary holds, on the journey to reunite with ancestors. The body must be purified by fire because it releases the spirit from the actual bones. By cremating the body it is returned to a state of the four sacred elements: earth, air, water, and fire: the narrator discusses the importance of religion and the concept of balance to the. Briefly describe the concepts of sekala and neskala . Sekala: contains the abode of man, and all living creatures. Neskala: the realm of the gods and unseen forces. Believe that because of western culture and consumerism, the connection between the two realms is being lost. They attempt to invoke spirits of the gods; return to the spiritual life, rather than the materialist culture.
