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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherLang Publishing, Incorporated, Peter
ISBN-100820414271
ISBN-139780820414270
eBay Product ID (ePID)366457
Product Key Features
Number of Pages197 Pages
Publication NameMasks Anthropology on the Sinhalese Belief System
LanguageEnglish
SubjectEthics, General, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Eastern, Anthropology / General, Customs & Traditions
Publication Year1994
TypeTextbook
AuthorDavid Blundell
Subject AreaReligion, Social Science, Education
SeriesAmerican University Studies: Theology and Religion
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight16.9 Oz
Item Length6 in
Item Width9 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN91-036067
Series Volume NumberSer. VII, Vol. 88
IllustratedYes
SynopsisIn this book the reader is guided by three Sinhalese individuals who have dealt with their belief system as religious practitioners. All are natives of the Sinhalese rural society; yet they work and live in variant dimensions of that society. As a matter of ethnographic method and ethical respect, the entire endeavor of this research displays the values of the individuals who related their stories to me. Since feedback to the ethnography is very important for the final analysis of the work, the research participants reviewed the recorded and presented material. Response was an essential assessment to the success or failure of the presented material - as the presentations were made for the Sinhalese participants and their community. As a record written and filmed in the form of life accounts, it offers a step-by-step methodology for students. This work marshals attention to the dimensions of a traditional belief system.