Andrew P Beatty

Java is famous for its combination of diverse cultural forms and religious beliefs. In this most comprehensive study of Javanese religion since Clifford Geertz's classic study, Andrew Beatty considers Javanese solutions to problems of cultural difference, and how villagers make sense of their comple...

Set on an isolated Indonesian island, this is the gripping true story of a fieldworker's experience of living in a tribal society during a period of crisis. Featuring a cast of unforgettable characters, After the Ancestors follows a bitter feud between rivals as it escalates into murder, intrigue an...

Based on two years of field research, this book is about kinship and ceremonial gift-exchange in Nias, an island in Indonesia. It includes a detailed account of "feasts of merit" at which chiefs give away vast sums of wealth to win prestige and fame. With this analysis, Beatty hopes to shed new ligh...