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Obeyesekere, Gananath

 
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Synopsis

This book critically examines dominant ceremonial practices in Sri Lanka. It presents key ideas and symbolic systems that exist to this day, in similar shapes or in different guises.

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À propos de l'auteur

Gananath Obeyesekere is Professor Emeritus, Department of Anthropology, Princeton University, USA, where he has taught for 20 years. He has also taught at the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, as well as The University of Washington, Seattle and The University of California, San Diego. He has given public lectures in the US, Canada, Britain, India, China and several places in Europe.

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