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Author : Miṇivan Pi Tilakaratna
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Manners, Customs, and Ceremonies of Sri Lanka written by Miṇivan Pi Tilakaratna and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Kirinde Assaji Thero
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789550057016
Total Pages : 243 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (57 download)
Download or read book Rites and Rituals, Customs and Manners of Sri Lankan Buddhists written by Kirinde Assaji Thero and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Robert Barlas
Publisher : Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd
ISBN 13 : 9814435619
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (144 download)
Download or read book CultureShock! Sri Lanka written by Robert Barlas and published by Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd. This book was released on 2009-10-15 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chock-full of useful tips and information, this book covers a wide range of practical issues, such as how to get your blue card, ways to get settled into your new home, and how to conduct business in the Sri Lankan environment. Find out how to communicate with the Sri Lankans and how to enjoy their delicious curries without needing a fire extinguisher! Discover what lies beneath the Sri Lankan profile and how religion, caste, and politics influence the lives of the locals. The book also guides you on the customs and cultural ways of the Sri Lankans and how you can integrate seamlessly into their society. Written in an easy-to-read style, CultureShock! Sri Lanka is the guide you must have to truly enjoy your stay in this country.
Author : Rita Langer
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134158734
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (341 download)
Download or read book Buddhist Rituals of Death and Rebirth written by Rita Langer and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2007-08-07 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on early Vedic sutras and Pali texts as well as archaeological and epigraphical material, this book provides a thorough analysis of the rituals and social customs surrounding death in the Theravada tradition of Sri Lanka.
Author : Mihindukalasūrya Ār. Pī. Susantā Pranāndu
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 500 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Rituals, Folk Beliefs, and Magical Arts of Sri Lanka written by Mihindukalasūrya Ār. Pī. Susantā Pranāndu and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : C. G. Uragoda
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Traditions of Sri Lanka written by C. G. Uragoda and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Bina Agarwal
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521429269
Total Pages : 600 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (292 download)
Download or read book A Field of One's Own written by Bina Agarwal and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1994 with total page 600 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An analysis of gender and property throughout South Asia which argues that the most important economic factor affecting women is the gender gap in command over property.
Author : A. G. S. Kariyawasam
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789552401268
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (12 download)
Download or read book Buddhist Ceremonies and Rituals of Sri Lanka written by A. G. S. Kariyawasam and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Paul H. De Neui
Publisher : William Carey Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0878089306
Total Pages : 235 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (78 download)
Download or read book Developing Indigenous Leaders written by Paul H. De Neui and published by William Carey Publishing. This book was released on 2013-06-01 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every movement is only one generation from dying out. Leadership development remains the critical issue for mission endeavors around the world. How are leaders developed from the local context for the local context? What is the role of the expatriate in this process? What models of hope are available for those seeking further direction in this area, particularly in mission to the Buddhist world of Asia? To answer these and several other questions, SEANET proudly presents the tenth volume in its series on practical missiology, Developing Indigenous Leaders: Lessons in Mission from Buddhist Asia. Each chapter in this volume is written by a practitioner and a mission scholar. The ten authors come from a wide range of ecclesial and national backgrounds and represent service in ten different Buddhist contexts of Asia. With biblical integrity and cultural sensitivity, these chapters provide honest reflection, insight, and guidance. There is perhaps no more crucial issue than the development of dedicated indigenous leaders who will remain long after missionaries have returned home. If you are concerned about raising up leaders in your ministry in whatever cultural context it may be, this volume will be an important addition to your library.
Author : G. Amirthalingam
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780954003708
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (37 download)
Download or read book Customs and Cultures of Sri Lanka written by G. Amirthalingam and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Gananath Obeyesekere
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000457176
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (4 download)
Download or read book Placating the Demons written by Gananath Obeyesekere and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2021-11-15 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book critically examines dominant ceremonial practices in Sri Lanka. It presents key ideas and symbolic systems that exist to this day, in similar shapes or in different guises. It looks at issues such as misfortunes caused by demons (yaksa dosa), an important ceremonial practice known as the puna-yāgaya, ideas pertaining to spirit possession, trance, and mediums. It also deals with classical Ayurvedic theories of disease, urban ceremonial practices such as cases of the apotheoses from demon to divinity, as well as multiple forms of Buddhist ceremonial practices that are part of the Sri Lankan consciousness and have found their way into public cultural performances in Sri Lanka. As a comprehensive volume on ceremonial practices in Sri Lanka, this work will be useful for scholars and researchers in cultural studies, sociology, social-anthropology, and particularly those interested in myths and rituals in South Asia.
Author : John Clifford Holt
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
ISBN 13 : 0824872452
Total Pages : 409 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (248 download)
Download or read book Theravada Traditions written by John Clifford Holt and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2017-03-31 with total page 409 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Theravada Traditions offers a unique comparative approach to understanding Buddhism: it examines popular rituals of central importance in the predominantly Theravada Buddhist cultures of Laos, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Myanmar, and Cambodia. Instead of focusing on how religious ideas have impacted the ideals of government or ethical practice, author John Holt tries to ascertain how important changes, or shifts, in the trajectories of the political economies of societies have impacted the character of religious cultures. Each of the five chapters focuses on a particular rite and provides detailed historical, political, or social context: Holt shows how worship of the Phra Bang Buddha image in the annual pi mai or New Year’s rites in Luang Phrabang, Laos, has changed dramatically since the 1975 communist revolution and the subsequent opening up of the country to tourism; he describes how, in the face of insurrections and a prolonged civil war, the annual asala perahara processions in Kandy, Sri Lanka, have come to reflect a robust assertion of a Sinhala Buddhist nationalist identity; how ordination rites among Thai Buddhists reflect the manner in which Thai culture has been ever more “commodified” in the context of its dramatically developing economy; and how in tightly controlled Myanmar the kathina rite, the act of giving new robes to members of the sangha after the completion of the rain-retreat season, transformed into a season of campaigning for gift-giving and merit-making; finally, he demonstrates how, in light of the devastating losses inflicted by the Khmer Rouge, pchum ben, the annual rite of caring ritually for one’s deceased kin, became the most popular and perhaps most emotionally observed of all rites in the Khmer calendar year. In short, Theravada Traditions illustrates how popular, public ritual performance, far from being static, clearly indexes patterns of social and political change. Broad but deep, rigorous yet accessible, this rich, innovative volume provides a provocative introduction to the practice of Theravada Buddhism and the nature of social change in contemporary Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia.
Author : Theresa Bane
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786488948
Total Pages : 417 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Demons in World Religions and Cultures written by Theresa Bane and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2014-01-10 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This exhaustive volume catalogs nearly three thousand demons in the mythologies and lore of virtually every ancient society and most religions. From Aamon, the demon of life and reproduction with the head of a serpent and the body of a wolf in Christian demonology, to Zu, the half-man, half-bird personification of the southern wind and thunder clouds in Sumero-Akkadian mythology, entries offer descriptions of each demon's origins, appearance and cultural significance. Also included are descriptions of the demonic and diabolical members making up the hierarchy of Hell and the numerous species of demons that, according to various folklores, mythologies, and religions, populate the earth and plague mankind. Very thoroughly indexed.
Author : Emma Boyle
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781857334760
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (347 download)
Download or read book Sri Lanka written by Emma Boyle and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Culture Smart! Sri Lanka explains how to avoid cultural gaffes when out and about in the country. Giving the historical, political and cultural background, the guide reveals how to read body language and be aware of potential pitfalls in communication, an
Author : Cynthia O'Brien
Publisher : Cultural Traditions in My Worl
ISBN 13 : 9780778781073
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (81 download)
Download or read book Cultural Traditions in Sri Lanka written by Cynthia O'Brien and published by Cultural Traditions in My Worl. This book was released on 2017-08-22 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Known for its diversity, Sri Lanka is a country with many unique cultural traditions. This intriguing book guides readers through a year of holidays and traditions in the country, from Buddhist celebrations such as Poya Days, to the family traditions of specific ethnic groups. Other celebrations also include Hindu, Muslim, and Catholic holidays, and festivals celebrating food and farming.
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book SPAFA Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Dinesh Bhugra
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429955308
Total Pages : 385 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)
Download or read book Psychiatry and Religion written by Dinesh Bhugra and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-09-03 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Psychiatry and Religion: Context, Consensus and Controversies works to eradicate the distinction between spiritual and psychological welfare and promote greater understanding of the relationship between the two. This book brings together chapters from fifteen mental health practitioners and pastoral workers to explore what their different philosophies have to offer the individuals in their care. As well as all the major world religions, the text also provides detailed information about newer religions and the significance of their belief systems for mental health management. The book examines the positive and negative effects that strict moral codes and religious rituals can produce and shows how awareness of these effects is crucial to the treatment of these patients. This classic edition of Psychiatry and Religion, with a new introduction from Dinesh Bhugra, will continue to provide an important resource to practicing and training psychiatrists.
