Aa, Abraham Jacob van der, the author of "Nederlandsch Oost-Indië (1792-1857)". Mr van der Aa, it is said, was born in Amsterdam December 6, 1792 and died March 21, 1857. It is not said where he died, but I suppose it was in Amsterdam. His book is therefore very probable that the result of secondary research. From libraries and archives, on the spot, as not once were available in his day and age copiers, let alone Google was dug So regardless of the quality of his book, I believe, his hard work and perseverance to fully qualify him for an entry, not only a record, but the first, the introductory statement of the four volumes of Encyclopaedie van Nederlandsch indie, Martinus Nijhoff, 1917.
so I browsed on: Aardappel. Kentang (MAL), or potato for English speakers, which was introduced in the Dutch East India either by the Netherlands or from the Chinese. It is grown for the European Community. Only the Tenggerese in East Java (Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park) eat potatoes cooked, grated and mixed with corn. Adat. Customs and traditions every aspect of life covering: customs and conventions, agriculture, worship of ancestor worship, and many more. Agrarische wet. Agricultural Law, which was affected in the colonial period primarily with regulation of land ownership by foreign companies and at the same time the rights of indigenous peoples safety. Interestingly, remain land laws a topic of intense discussion today, but also for foreign companies, replacing the government. And so on, until finally Bali and Baliërs, Balinese.
Marriage customs are in the section included on the customs and traditions. Apparently several hundred years ago, there were four forms of marriage in Bali:
a) The father or the guardian of the boy in contact with the nearest male relative of the girl with the proposal (m padik);
b) kidnapping by mutual agreement (merangkat);
c) Forcible abduction with the girl to make it his resignation (malagandang);
d) the father or the girl's guardian proposes the boy's parents (s ntan) ?.
the befitting manner, the article continues, is how to process a) above. It is accompanied by engagement of three to six months. This method has, however, gradually added to the mentioned under b) kidnapping by mutual consent a. Encyclopaedie van Nederlandsch indie, page 122
was this second method not entirely without risk, as parents, to kill the boy were bride allowed if they caught the pair before it reaches a safe house. A similar situation could be found in the past in England, where the couple would be safe from prosecution angry father when she arrived in Gretna Green, across the Scottish border.
The encyclopedia, not to forget, was published almost 100 years ago. And has taken ever brought to mankind during the last hundred years some of the fastest and most dramatic changes, the 19th century developed into a much slower pace. I therefore think it is fascinating that in Bali, escaped the arranged marriage had replaced, as described under a), while the slower pace of the 19th century. This would undoubtedly cause some serious head-shaking of the traditionalists.
Have you heard? The son xxx has kidnapped with this beautiful daughter of yyy.
What is the world?
Why could our old habits do not follow and wait for the parents an agreement!
must have had it been a reason for it achieved. Was it blow cheaper? Perhaps, because once the eloping couple had reached the safety of the house of a friend, negotiating the dowry of Encyclopedia calls "purchase price" (patuku) -would start. With the bride already free from parental control, the amount of the dowry could be much lower. And in the case of the young man is unable to pay the required sum, he would work for the girl's parents, until the sum was paid as at.
Well, that makes sense, particularly in light of the Balinese entrepreneurial business acumen. Instead of working for your own parents (for food and maybe some pocket money), it is much more preferred to work for your in-laws and a bride for free.
There is economic tweak customs and traditions. Not dramatically, just enough to make them better suited to the changing times. And perhaps a similar process of adjustment is now taking place. Many of the visitors of the island moan about the disappearance of the old Bali. Life is too hectic and oriented money, they say. Yes, that's right. But the provincial income figures set Bali well before comparable provinces, that is, those without natural resources such as oil, coal or wood.
The strength of Bali, in my view, that the Balinese consider the tourists as dairy cows. And just like a dairy farmer, are Balinese good at it, squeeze the tourists dry, unemotionally so while at home, life goes on in its well-established usual way, plus or minus a few changes to stay ahead of the game.
Perfect, for another generation or two!
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