The Grandeur and Intrigue of the Traditional Balinese Theater State
The Grandeur and Intrigue of the Traditional Balinese Theater State Miguel Covarrubias, the famous Mexican amateur anthropologist and intrepid traveller, wrote in 1937 in his classic work Island of Bali that “it seems difficult to reconcile the soft-mannered, peace-loving Balinese we know with the intrigue and violence of their turbulent past.” And indeed the historians