Esoterisim in Bali between Tradition and Globality

在过去的几十年里，深奥的运动已经踏上了印度尼西亚的巴厘岛，在那里他们可能会与传统的宗教背景相融合。从那时起，巴利沙曼斯、大师拉图·巴古斯和当地的瑜伽运动获得了国际关注-这在精神旅游的推动下得到了极大的推动。然而，到目前为止，几乎没有人对巴厘岛的神秘主义进行研究。本项目旨在填补这一空白：通过探索上述三个运动，它试图从历史、结构和内容方面全面概述巴厘岛的深奥文化。重点在于对巴厘岛各种深奥的主人公进行定性分析。书中特别关注了巴厘语秘秘主义的教义、实践和转变过程，以显示深奥的概念与巴厘岛传统语境的融合。此外，还将对各种深奥的追随者的知识结构进行描述，以弄清不同的传记背景如何塑造巴厘岛作为深奥智慧之地的概念。通过这种方式，概念上的契合点可以被揭示出来，这使得巴厘岛的几个深奥的参与者有可能将他们不同的粉丝基础团结成一个可以被识别为深奥的运动-通过处理全球深秘主义的概念以及巴厘岛作为小印度的殖民思想和当地的巴厘岛愿景。

During the past decades, esoteric movements have set foot on the Indonesian island of Bali where they could merge with the traditional religious context. Since then, Balishamans, the guru Ratu Bagus and the local Yoga movement have gained international attention - significantly boosted by spiritual tourism. However, virtually no research on Esotericism in Bali has been done so far. The present project aims to fill this gap: By exploring the three movements mentioned, it seeks to give a complete overview of Esotericism in Bali - in terms of its history, structure, and content.The focus lies on a qualitative analysis of the various esoteric protagonists in Bali. Special attention is given to doctrines, practices, and the transformation process of Balinese Esotericism to make visible the amalgation of esoteric concepts with the traditional context of Bali. Furthermore, the structures of knowledge of the various esoteric adherents are to be characterized, to figure out how different biographical backgrounds can shape the conceptualization of Bali as a place of esoteric wisdom. This way, the conceptual fitting points can be revealed which made it possible for the several esoteric actors in Bali to unite their diverging fanbase to a single movement that can be identified as esoteric - by addressing concepts of global Esotericism along with the colonial idea of Bali as litte India and local visions of balineseness.