Power and religiosity in a post-colonial setting : Sinhala Catholics in contemporary Sri Lanka /
by Stirrat, R. L.
Material type: BookSeries: Cambridge studies in social and cultural anthropology ; 87. Publisher: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1992Description: xviii, 231 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.ISBN: 0521415551.Subject(s): Catholic Church -- Sri Lanka -- History -- 1965- | Christian shrines -- Sri Lanka | Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages -- Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka -- Religion -- 20th centuryOnline resources: Publisher description | Table of contents only
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Books | Dhaka University Library General Stacks | Non Fiction | 282.5493 STP (Browse shelf) | 1 | Available | 361380 |
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282.092 LIB Brahmabandhab Upadhyay : the life and thought of a revolutionary / | 282.54799 ROC Conversion, continuity, and change : | 282.5493 STP Power and religiosity in a post-colonial setting : | 282.5493 STP Power and religiosity in a post-colonial setting : | 282.56 FRC Catholics and sultans : | 282.56 FRC Catholics and sultans : | 282.8134 NAC Claiming the Virgin : |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-220) and index.
Machine derived contents note: Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. The colonial Church; 3. The Church in crisis; 4. The rise of Kudagama; 5. Demonic possession and the battle against evil; 6. Suffering and sacrifice; 7. Holy men and power; 8. Patronage and religion; 9. On the borders; 10. Conclusion; Notes; List of references; Index.
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