Calling Back the Spirit: Music, Dance, and Cultural Politics in Lowland South Sulawesi

By R. Anderson Sutton

Calling Back the Spirit describes how, in the face of Indonesian and foreign cultural pressures, the Makassarese people of South Sulawesi are defending their local spirit through music and dance. The book examines the ways performers in this corner of Indonesia seek to empower local music and dance in a changing environment.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195112369
• ISBN13: 9780195112368
• Release Date: September 2002
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.5" x 9.6"