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AN UNUSUAL CREMATION IN BALI
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| By: |
John Hughes |
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Electronic book text |
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| ISBN 10: |
1902544102 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781902544106 |
| Publisher: |
BUZZWORDUK |
| Pub. date: |
21 August, 2014 |
| Description: |
What beliefs or fears compels a modern Balinese family to dig up the remains of their father, mother and brothers - almost 20-years after death? Why dismantle the skulls and bones, wash them and burn them? Before and during the cremation many fascinating rituals and practices took place to reveal the constant struggles between good and evil. |
| Synopsis: |
An Unusual Cremation in Bali is about an unusual family cremation in Bali in 1996. This was no ordinary cremation ritual, as the family had to dig up four of their dead, some of whom had been buried for almost twenty years. During the days leading up to and including the cremation many fascinating rituals and practices took place. As a friend and guest of the Putu family and a first time visitor to Bali I had no idea what to expect - however, after experiencing the amazing cremation I had hundreds of questions to put to Mr Putu who, with the help of his daughter's interpretations, kindly answered all my questions. What beliefs or fears compels a family to dig up the remains of their father, mother and two brothers - almost 20-years after death? Why dismantle the skulls and bones, wash them and then burn them? Can people really communicate with their dead and how can they be certain that it is their family they are talking to? What do dead people do in the other place? Can the Rainman make rain? Do the Balinese use black and white magic in their day to day lives?Why should any family spend a fortune providing top performers to entertain their dead family, the village ancestors and good and evil spirits? In western societies, 'spiritualist specialists' are often exposed as rip-off merchants and fraudsters, in Bali, they are regarded as gifted people and an essential element of everyday life - why is this so? We are all going to die, sooner or later, and while a few religions believe in resurrection and the afterlife, many people accept the hard-nosed scientific view that we have no proof of an afterlife and therefore it does not exist. The Balinese believe in a heaven and in reincarnation - the chance to live a better life to achieve heaven. An unusual Cremation in Bali is not an academic work, most of the material in this book is the result of many long discussions with the Putu family, their friends, personal observations and research. The two 'standard reference' books on Balinese culture disagree on most matters, so the author accepts the Putu family version of the events and rituals that took place to complete the family cremation.I have tried to be as accurate as possible, however, some issues will have been lost during the interpretations and I apologize for any misspelling of the names of Gods, temples and rituals. The Balinese family name and village name have been changed to protect their privacy. |
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UK |
| Imprint: |
BuzzWordUK |
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Non-returnable |
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