Ch. 1. Four Questions, Four Journeys
The Geography and Prehistory of Bali
Ch. 2. Beginning Fieldwork
Defining a Research Topic
The Balinese Map of the Inner and Outer Worlds
The Inner Compass and the Human Life Cycle
The Inner Compass and the Community
Ch. 3. Art and Everyday Life
Taksu and the Puppeteer People
A Calon Arang Performance at the Temple of Death
Conclusion: Art and Balinese Culture
Ch. 4. The Goddess and the Green Revolution
The Goddess of the Lake and Her Temple
The Cosmological Role of Water Temples
Ecology of the Rice Terraces
Ecological Crisis: The Green Revolution
Studying the Ecological Role of Water Temples
Water Temples As a Complex Adaptive System
Conclusion: Are the Water Temples Obsolete?
Lost Causes and Impossible Odds (the "Purwa Senghara")
Appendix: An artist's impression of the water temple system
Appendix: Plan of the Temple of the Crater Lake
