The Setting: History and Identity -- Region and Ritual -- Village World and Village Concepts -- Village Ritual and Islam -- Culture Challenge and Culture Hero: The Tale of Ajisaka and Mohammad -- Life Passage and Ritual -- Ritual Form and Meaning: The Entas-Entas Purification -- Priest and Priestly Faith -- The Economics of Ritual Reproduction -- Islamization and Hindu Reform -- Resi Priesthood in Tengger and Bali, a Comparative Note.