Theory vs. Philology in the Study of Balinese Culture, Religion, and Ritual

More than Words: Transforming Script, Agency, and Collective Life in Bali. Richard FoxCornell University Press, 2018. xviii + 239 pp., ISBN13/ 9781501725357, ISBN10/ 1501725351This review essay is devoted to the latest book by Richard Fox on the fascinating and little-investigated subject of non-te...

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Gepubliceerd in:URI:https://journals.openedition.org/archipel,
Hoofdauteur: Acri , Andrea
Formaat: Article ou chapitre numérique
Taal:Anglais
Gepubliceerd in: Archipel 2020
Online toegang:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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Samenvatting:More than Words: Transforming Script, Agency, and Collective Life in Bali. Richard FoxCornell University Press, 2018. xviii + 239 pp., ISBN13/ 9781501725357, ISBN10/ 1501725351This review essay is devoted to the latest book by Richard Fox on the fascinating and little-investigated subject of non-textual uses of letters (aksara) in contemporary Bali. It takes this wide-ranging publication as a point of departure for contributing to the ongoing debate between the “theorists” and the “philologi...