"Or that in seeking earthly analogues for heaven and hell the Balinese compare the former to the mood of a man whose cock has just won, the latter to that of a man whose cock has just lost."
Pg. 62
I found this quote to be very interesting because it shows how cock fighting can even be symbolic of religious matters such as heaven and hell. This quote represents how truly important cock fighting is to the Balinese. Not only can each type of person be related to a type of cock in a different fight situation, but I find it amazing that the feelings associated with heaven and hell with can be compared to cock fighting as well. Things such as heaven and hell are hard to understand sometimes; however, I think the Balinese have summed them up very well in this quote in a way that all Balinese will understand.
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