EBN - Monks
Western audio samples of televangelists combined with footage of Balinese trance rituals and traditional cultural performances create a jarring audiovisual collage. These juxtaposed scenes highlight the intersection between organized religious fervor and ritualistic ecstatic states, exploring how both Western broadcast media and Eastern ceremonial tradition utilize rhythm, sound, and repetition to reach altered states of consciousness or to command authority.
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Published Mar 27, 2011 · Added Mar 14, 2026