Bali: The Sacrifice

Synopsis

In Bali the queen is childless, and althought this lack is an inescapable point of reference in her life, it is not (at least for her) a source of obsessive guilt or shame. Aroused by the mahout’s song, she seeks him out for an anonymous coupling that violates the boundaries of caste and class, but when challenged, refuses to profess guilt for her action or ot atone for it through a propitiatory ritual