The sacred second: religious moments in a Colombo marketplace
How does the marketplace of a busy city shape the religious practices of its shopkeepers? Combining historical and ethnographic research, this article examines the cosmopolitan past and present of Colombo’s Pettah neighbourhood. Its role as an Indian Ocean port resulted in a continual influx of new...
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Format: | Electronic/Print Article |
Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis
[2016]
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In: |
Culture and religion
Year: 2016, Volume: 17, Issue: 2, Pages: 162-182 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Colombo
/ Market
/ Religion
/ Shrine
/ Cult
/ Sacred time
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RelBib Classification: | AG Religious life; material religion BG World religions |
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Volltext (doi) |