10 Interreligious Relationships between Chinese and Hindu Balinese in Three Villages in Bali
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Abstract
As historical sources document, people of Chinese descent and followers of Konghucu (Confucianism), as well as Hindu Balinese, have been living together peacefully in the same villages, though there exists a division of labour between them. Intermarriage has been a common practice and enduring relations of the couple with both the wife’s and husband’s sides are fostered. The authors of this chapter investigated three different villages to determine the extent to which people of Chinese descent participate in and are integrated into the village organisation. They conclude that the status of the Chinese within each village depends on the particular historical circumstances of that village, especially the relationship their families formerly had with royal houses. Furthermore, both the Chinese Balinese and the Hindu Balinese seem to have emphasised increasingly multiple identities over the past 15 years, resulting in mechanisms of exclusion as practiced by the dominant majority.