Life
Miguel Covarrubias (1904–1957) was a Mexican illustrator and ethnographer whose Island of Bali (1937) remains a widely read published introduction to Balinese Hindu temple calendars, dance and village religion—valuable and dated. ORDL lists him as a literature card for Balinese Hinduism on the map. This page offers no temple how-to and does not sell ritual tourism.
The system
- Art–ethnography of Balinese temple and performance cycles
- Popular Anglophone framing of Balinese Hinduism
- ORDL boundary: reading map—no rite sales
Key works
- Island of Bali Amazon
- Related drawings and essays on Balinese and Mexican cultures
En tant que Partenaire Amazon, ORDL perçoit une commission sur les achats remplissant les conditions requises. Les liens ouvrent Amazon.com ; le prix reste le même pour vous.
Where to start
- Read Covarrubias with Balinese and Indonesian scholars
- Separate tourist Bali from living desa custom
Ask Orin
A question to start with. It opens in Orin ready to edit; nothing is sent until you press Send.
What does a 1937 illustrated ethnography still teach—and what must readers unlearn—about Balinese Hinduism?Ask Orin this question