James A. Boon

The Anthropological Romance of Bali 1597-1972

Dynamic Perspectives in Marriage and Caste, Politics and Religion

Professor Boon places our current understanding of Bali within the context of historical views of Balinese life and religion, beginning with the initi...

Affinities and Extremes

Crisscrossing the Bittersweet Ethnology of East Indies History, Hindu-Balinese Culture, and Indo-European Allure

Examining representations of Balinese culture in complex contexts of Indonesia's colonial history, Hindu ritual practice as opposed to Islam, and comp...

Other Tribes, Other Scribes

Symbolic Anthropology in the Comparative Study of Cultures, Histories, Religions and Texts

In this book, James A. Boon investigates the history, dialectics and practice of the symbolic analysis of cultural diversity. His aim is to formulate ...

Verging on Extra-Vagance

Anthropology, History, Religion, Literature, Arts . . . Showbiz

In this book, James Boon ranges through history and around the globe in a series of provocative reflections on the limitations, attractions, and ambig...

Meaning in the Visual Arts

Views from the Outside : a Centennial Commemoration of Erwin Panofsky (1892-1968)

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Sex Differences

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