Brow, James.

Demons and development : the struggle for community in a Sri Lankan village / James Brow. - 2 ed - Tucson : University of Arizona Press, c1996. - xviii, 218 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm. - Hegemony and experience .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-211) and index.

Ceremony in Samadigama -- Orientations -- Of savages and kings -- The village community confronts the market -- Party politics and nationalist rhetoric -- The awakening village -- The rise of the Fernandos -- Life in Samadigama -- Gods and demons -- Offerings to the gods -- Private practice -- Reflections.

0816516383 (acidfree paper) 0816516391 (pbk. : acidfree paper)

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Ethnology--Sri Lanka--Anuradhapura (District)
Vedda (Sri Lankan people)--Social conditions.
Communities.
Nationalism--Sri Lanka.


Anuradhapura (Sri Lanka : District)--Social conditions.
Anuradhapura (Sri Lanka : District)--Religious life and customs.

GN635.S72 / B76 1996

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