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Priests and Programmers
Technologies of Power in the Engineered Landscape of Bali
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J. Stephen Lansing
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Preface by:
William C. Clark
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English
Published/Copyright:
2009
About this book
For the Balinese, the whole of nature is a perpetual resource: through centuries of carefully directed labor, the engineered landscape of the island's rice terraces has taken shape. According to Stephen Lansing, the need for effective cooperation in water management links thousands of farmers together in hierarchies of productive relationships that span entire watersheds.
Lansing describes the network of water temples that once managed the flow of irrigation water in the name of the Goddess of the Crater Lake. Using the techniques of ecological simulation modeling as well as cultural and historical analysis, Lansing argues that the symbolic system of temple rituals is not merely a reflection of utilitarian constraints but also a basic ingredient in the organization of production.
Author / Editor information
J. Stephen Lansing is a Professor at the Santa Fe Institute and in the departments of Anthropology and Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Arizona. He is the author of Perfect Order: Recognizing Complexity in Bali (Princeton).
Reviews
"This is fascinating cultural anthropology, even history of religions."---Edward H. Schroeder, Missiology
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"[B]rilliant and delightful. . . . [N]ot only has [Lansing] written a superb book, but he has contributed materially and humanely to the quality of life of the people he has studied. Too few scholars can make this claim."---Bryan Pfaffenberger, Technology and Culture
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"Priests and Programmers is written with admirable clarity and should be of interest . . . to anybody working on applied social research."---Michael Hitchcock, Contemporary South Asia
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"[A]n enjoyable and stimulating book."---Geoffrey Samuel, Journal of Asian Studies
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Frontmatter
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Contents
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List of Figures
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List of Tables
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Foreword
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Preface to the 2007 Edition
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Acknowledgments
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Introduction. The Gods of the Countryside
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Chapter One. "Income to Which No Tears Are Attached"
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Chapter Two. The Powers of Water
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Chapter Three. The Waters of Power
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Chapter Four. The Temple of the Crater Lake
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Chapter Five. Chance Observations and the Metaphysics of Taxation
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Chapter Six. Massive Guidance
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Conclusion. Sociogenesis
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Afterword
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Appendix A. Plan of the Temple of the Crater Lake
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Appendix B. Technical Report on the Ecological Simulation Model
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Notes
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Index
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Keywords for this book
Subak (irrigation); Irrigation; Deity; Green Revolution; Holy water; Tax; Batur; Brahmana; Irrigation management; Yajna; Paddy field; Irrigation district; International Rice Research Institute; Cultivation System; Agriculture; Pesticide; Reforestation; Marshall Sahlins; Brahmin; Galungan; Religion; Wall and tower; Terrace (agriculture); Ritual purification; Pest control; Rice; Colonialism; Oolong; Daisyworld; Puputan; Dewi Danu; Man and Nature; Feudalism; Water use; Irrigation scheduling; Dewa Agung; Brown planthopper; Ubud; Vassal; Rice barn; Organic farming; Agriculture (Chinese mythology); Water right; Superiority (short story); Rite; Consecration; Hectare; Mandate of Heaven; Fishing; Colonial war; Nicholas Dirks; Tropical Africa; Sumba; Natural Cycles; Ecology; Chinese temple; The Other Hand; Clifford Geertz; Buyan; Mange; Government Office; Northern Thailand; Government monopoly; Handbook; Missionary; State capitalism; Colonial Service; Tirtha (Jainism); Water for all; Hybrid rice
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For an expert adult audience, including professional development and academic research
