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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Main Author: McKinley, Alexander (Author)
Format: Electronic/Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Taylor & Francis [2016]
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
RelBib Classification:AG Religious life; material religion
BG World religions
Online Access: Volltext (doi)