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1991 / 44 minutes

Directed by
Patsy Asch Linda Connor Timothy Asch
Anthropologist
Country of production
Australia United States
Series
ANU, Indonesia Series

In 1978, as part of the preparations for the island-wide ceremony eka dasa rudra, religious officials urged all Balinese to cleanse the island by cremating their dead. Many were forced to pool resources and hold group cremation rituals. The film shows preparations for such a ceremony and its cycle of rituals: the cremation, post-cremation and casting of the ashes into the sea. This film includes subtitled comments by four of the participants.

Location(s) depicted
Bali
Region
South-East Asia
Country
Indonesia
Keywords
Death Ritual