balinese cockfights Flashcards
1
Q
who wrote it
A
clifford geertz
2
Q
when did he write it and when did he perform ethnography
A
2005 written,
1958 ethnography
3
Q
focus of the study
A
on gambling and betting on cockgihts in Bali
4
Q
first experiences of Geertz
A
= at first excluded/ignored by community
- villagers very aware of him and wife however; but are indifferent
5
Q
what had to be crossed for geertz to be included in the community
A
a metaphysical line where the villagers exepted him as a human being
6
Q
what event allowed geertz to be included
A
- him and wife went to Balinese cockfight, whcih are illlegal
- police raid occured and they ran
- host depended them in detail
7
Q
what act means one is accepted in bali
A
to be teased; inclusion into in group
8
Q
significance of cockfights in bali
A
- seen as primitive by elite
- lots of gambling and betting occurs
- deep pyschological indeificiaiton of balinise and their cock
9
Q
a balinese man and cock
A
- deep pyschological dientification; results in puns/jocks/idioms made ‘hero’/’warrior’
- men dont be against cocks of own kinship
- men spend a lot of time with them feeding/frooming
10
Q
what do the cocks represent
A
- cocks as animated parts/detachabale genitals
- cocks as moral/aesthetic/metaphysical status of humans in animality
11
Q
incest in bali?
A
better than bestialiity
