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Chapter 76

           Eiseman’smanyfineessaysonBalineseculturegomuchfurtherintoexpertdetailexplainingthesesubtleties,anditisfromhisresearchthatItakemostofmygeneralinformation,notonlyherebutthroughoutthisbook.)SufficeittosayforourpurposesthateveryoneinBaliisinaclan,thateveryoneknowswhichclanheisin,andthateveryoneknowswhichclaneveryoneelseisin.Andifyougetkickedoutofyourclanforsomegravedisobedience,youreallymightaswelljumpintoavolcano,because,honestly,you’reasgoodasdead.

           Balinesecultureisoneofthemostmethodicalsystemsofsocialandreligiousorganizationonearth,amagnificentbeehiveoftasksandrolesandceremonies.TheBalinesearelodged,completelyheld,withinanelaboratelatticeofcustoms.Acombinationofseveralfactorscreatedthisnetwork,butbasicallywecansaythatBaliiswhathappenswhenthelavishritualsoftraditionalHinduismaresuperimposedoveravastrice-growingagriculturalsocietythatoperates,bynecessity,withelaboratecommunalcooperation.Riceterracesrequireanunbelievableamountofsharedlabor,maintenanceandengineeringinordertoprosper,soeachBalinesevillagehasabanjar-aunitedorganizationofcitizenswhoadminister,throughconsensus,thevillage’spoliticalandeconomicandreligiousandagriculturaldecisions.InBali,thecollectiveisabsolutelymoreimportantthantheindividual,ornobodyeats.

           ReligiousceremoniesareofparamountimportancehereinBali(anisland,don’tforget,withsevenunpredictablevolcanoesonit-youwouldpray,too).

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