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Beschreibung
This book examines the worship of devas and demons in Sri Lanka, illustrating how diverse influences interacted to create the Sinhala Buddhist cosmology. This book will be of interest to researchers and students engaged in the study of religion, anthropology, folklore, and history, specifically in the South Asian context.
This book examines the worship of devas and demons in Sri Lanka, illustrating how diverse influences interacted to create the Sinhala Buddhist cosmology. This book will be of interest to researchers and students engaged in the study of religion, anthropology, folklore, and history, specifically in the South Asian context.
Über den Autor

Achala Gunasekara-Rockwell is the assistant editor of the US Department of the Air Force's Journal of Indo-Pacific Affairs. She also serves as an adjunct assistant professor for the University of Alabama at Birmingham and Troy University, USA. She received her PhD in Languages and Cultures of Asia from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of illustrations

Foreword

Acknowledgments

1 Deva and demon worship in Sri Lanka

2 Temples, shrines, and sacred spaces of Hniyam

3 Iconography of Hniyam

4 Historical context

5 European colonialism versus the indigenous kingdoms

6 From British hegemony to the modern era

7 The potential apotheosis of Mahinda Rajapaksa

8 Hniyam as an invader

9 Conclusion

Bibliography

Index

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2024
Fachbereich: Volkskunde
Genre: Importe
Produktart: Nachschlagewerke
Rubrik: Völkerkunde
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Einband - flex.(Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781032192697
ISBN-10: 1032192690
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Gunasekara-Rockwell, Achala
Hersteller: Routledge
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Taylor & Francis Verlag GmbH, Kaufingerstr. 24, D-80331 München, gpsr@taylorandfrancis.com
Maße: 234 x 156 x 10 mm
Von/Mit: Achala Gunasekara-Rockwell
Erscheinungsdatum: 26.08.2024
Gewicht: 0,275 kg
Artikel-ID: 129610497