Demons and Development : The Struggle for Community in a Sri Lankan Village /

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In contemporary Sri Lanka, long-established modes of rural life are being disrupted by progress. As this occurs, instances of "demonic possession" have been known to take place - incidents that may both express the conflicts that result and attempt to resolve them. When residents of the vi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Brow, James
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Tucson : University of Arizona Press, 1996.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Vedda (peuple du Sri Lanka) > Conditions sociales.
Nationalisme > Sri Lanka.
Wedda's.
Plattelandsontwikkeling.
Etnografie.
Ethnosoziologie
Dorf
Vedda (Sri Lankan people) > Social conditions.
Social conditions.
Nationalism.
Ethnology.
Communities.
Nationalism > Sri Lanka.
Ethnology > Sri Lanka > Anuradhapura (District)
Sri Lanka > Vie religieuse.
Sri Lanka > Conditions sociales.
Sri Lanka
Distrikt Anuradhapura
Sri Lanka > Anuradhapura (District)
Sri Lanka.
Anuradhapura (Sri Lanka : District) > Religious life and customs.
Anuradhapura (Sri Lanka : District) > Social conditions.
Fallstudiensammlung.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Ceremony in Samadigama
  • Orientations
  • Of savages and kings
  • The village community confronts the market
  • Party politics and nationalist rhetoric
  • The awakening village
  • The rise of the Fernandos
  • Life in Samadigama
  • Gods and demons
  • Offerings to the gods
  • Private practice
  • Reflections.

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