The early portion of this work describes a "superorganism" crying "pulsi! pulsi!" and tells how the narrator and his wife received mumbled salutations of the "ultimate nonword," "yes.
The early portion of this work describes a "superorganism" crying "pulsi! pulsi!" and tells how the narrator and his wife received mumbled salutations of the "ultimate nonword," "yes." This work claims that those not involved in the central event pay only sidelong attention while those who are involved sit through it as though embarrassed. A set of rules at the end of this essay describes betting patterns, favorites, and loyalties in the titular activity. The narrator describes how a slit gong is played during the title action, and how handlers known as pengangkeb affix spurs. It famously claims that the title people "never do anything in a simple way that they can contrive to do in a complicated one." Describing an Indonesian custom using "thick description," for 10 points, name this anthropological essay that closes Clifford Geertz's The Interpretation of Cultures, about some aggressive roosters.
The early portion of this work describes a "superorganism" crying "pulsi! pulsi!" and tells how the narrator and his wife received mumbled salutations of the "ultimate nonword," "yes.
“{Deep Play}: {Notes on the Balinese Cockfight}” [accept either; prompt on The {Interpretation of Cultures} early, because we are loving people]