| Buddhism Transformed: Religious Change in Sri Lanka Contributor(s): Gombrich, Richard (Author), Obeyesekere, Gananath (Author) |
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ISBN: 0691019010 ISBN-13: 9780691019017 Publisher: Princeton University Press OUR PRICE: $48.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 1990 Annotation: In this study a social and cultural anthropologist and a specialist in the study of religion pool their talents to examine recent changes in popular religion in Sri Lanka. As the Sinhalas themselves perceive it, Buddhism proper has always shared the religious arena with a spirit religion. While Buddhism concerns salvation, the spirit religion focuses on worldly welfare. Buddhism Transformed describes and analyzes the changes that have profoundly altered the character of Sinhala religion in both areas. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Buddhism - General (see Also Philosophy - Buddhist) - Social Science | Anthropology - General - Religion | Comparative Religion |
| Dewey: 294.309 |
| Physical Information: 1.22" H x 6.12" W x 9.24" (1.57 lbs) 504 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Buddhist |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this study a social and cultural anthropologist and a specialist in the study of religion pool their talents to examine recent changes in popular religion in Sri Lanka. As the Sinhalas themselves perceive it, Buddhism proper has always shared the religious arena with a spirit religion. While Buddhism concerns salvation, the spirit religion focuses on worldly welfare. Buddhism Transformed describes and analyzes the changes that have profoundly altered the character of Sinhala religion in both areas. |
