Articles tagged ‘bali aga’
The Bali Aga: The original inhabitants of Bali
By Nick | November 29th, 2006 |
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Bali is rich in history and tradition. With various waves of migration from Java, the cultural complexity was amplified. One of the stranger examples of things getting twisted is the caste system, whereby descendents of the masses, merchants, warriors & kings, and priests, are indentified by name. The stange part is that 90% of [...]
Legend of Tenganan
By Nick | July 25th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Tenganan has a certian mystery associated with it, largely due to its insular style and claim to of being a Bali Aga (original Balinese) village. Tenganan has a very large area and locals have a story to explain why.
Tenganan: Bali Aga village
By Nick | July 25th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Tenganan is the most famous Bali Aga (original Balinese) village and is located close to Candi Dasa in East Bali. Villagers maintain a strict cosmology and social organization. Villagers must live inside the village and marry from within. There are parts of Tenganan, outside of the village proper, where villagers who have marrie outside of [...]
Mystics in the Mountains: Bali
By BootsnAll | June 12th, 2006 | 2 Comments »
I was reading this fabulous article in the JP yesterday but the only problem was that the authors name did not appear on the article. I naturally assume it is Balinese writer Made Wijaya by the way the article is written and the content.
Tenganan Bali: Traditional village with unique weaving history
By Nick | May 24th, 2006 | 2 Comments »
Tenganan in East Bali, is one of the 3 main Bali Aga (traditional Balinese) villages. Barrie and I visited Tenganan a while ago and for sure it can seem like a tourist trap, with the calendar sellers and the batik shops (the batik often coming from Java!).
Interview with Patrice from France
By Nick | May 3rd, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Bali expats come in all shapes and sizes. On this day in 2003 I interviewed a French expat named Patrice at his home in Sanur. Patrice was a unique fellow indeed, opinionated, well traveled and an oddball.
The East Bali Poverty Project
By Nick | December 22nd, 2005 | Add a Comment »
Bali is a often referred to as a ‘resort island’. That conjures up images of luxury villas, drop-off pools, Ku De Ta and lobster on a tray. Unfortunately not all the people who live in Bali see it that way. The Balinese have had to adapt to the onslaught on tourism and learn how to [...]
Bali: What made it special?
By Nick | December 11th, 2005 | 2 Comments »
Bali's lack of natural deep water harbors meant it was never a big trading port. The Muslim seafarers of history bypassed Bali for the most part, preferring Lombok and the islands to the east. Bali did become dominated by the Hindu Majapahit empire from eastern Java starting in 1343. When that fell around 1500 there [...]
