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Devas, Demons and Buddhist Cosmology in Sri Lanka
Details
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.
Autorentext
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.
Inhalt
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
Weitere Informationen
- Allgemeine Informationen
- GTIN 09781032192666
- Sprache Englisch
- Genre Religion & Theology
- Größe H234mm x B156mm
- Jahr 2022
- EAN 9781032192666
- Format Fester Einband
- ISBN 978-1-03-219266-6
- Veröffentlichung 19.08.2022
- Titel Devas, Demons and Buddhist Cosmology in Sri Lanka
- Autor Achala Gunasekara-Rockwell
- Untertitel Apotheosis and the Spiritual Progression of Hniyam
- Gewicht 453g
- Herausgeber Routledge
- Anzahl Seiten 148