Lamak : ritual objects in Bali / Francine Brinkgreve.

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Brinkgreve, Francine [Browse]
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Manuscript, Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
  • Leiden : Sidestone Press, [2016]
  • ©2016
Description
272 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), map ; 28 cm

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    This is the first study to examine in detail ritual objects known as 'Lamak', a fascinating and unique form of ephemeral material culture which is a prominent feature of Balinese creativity. A lamak is a long narrow ritual hanging that is an essential requirement at almost all rituals in Bali. It is hung from altars and shrines at temple festivals and on festive holy days. Made usually of palm leaves, it is by nature ephemeral and it is made time and again. Even though permanent forms of the lamak, made of cloth or coins, do exist, the ephemeral palm leaf form must be present. Sometimes reaching a length of several metres and decorated with a range of motifs, its most elaborate forms are made by specialist craftsmen and women. The lamak serves as base for offerings and attracts deities and deified ancestors to them. Decorative motifs representing sources of life are ordered according to Balinese concepts of the vertical structure of the cosmos. Best known among the motifs is the cili, a human figure in female form that symbolizes human fertility and regeneration. Through offerings and the active role of the lamak, worshippers offer thanks to their deities and request prosperity and protection. Despite decades of change and modernization that have affected all aspects of life in Bali, the essential role of the lamak has survived intact.
    Notes
    "Imprint, Sidestone Press Dissertations"--Verso of title page.
    Dissertation note
    Ph. D. Rijksuniversiteit te Leiden 2016
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references.
    Language note
    Summary in Dutch.
    Contents
    • Study of lamak
    • The lamak as ritual object
    • Motifs of life
    • Ephemeral and permanent lamak
    • Lamak and their social network
    • Why the Balinese make and remake lamak
    • Appendix 1. Lamak in the National Museum of World Cultures
    • Appendix 2. List of informants
    • Appendix 3. List of figures.
    Other title(s)
    Ritual objects in Bali
    ISBN
    • 9088903905 ((paperback))
    • 9789088903908 ((paperback))
    • 9789088903915 ((hardcover))
    • 9088903913 ((hardcover))
    OCLC
    965737199
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