A political geography of deities: Space and the pantheon in Sinhalese Buddhism
The role of Sinhalese Buddhist deities within the long Sinhalese tradition of using Buddhism to legitimize political authority is examined. At the local level, the Sri Lankan deity system is built on a belief common in agrarian states: as people are located territorially, so are the gods who look af...
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| Type de support: | Imprimé Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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1984
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The journal of Asian studies
Année: 1984, Volume: 43, Numéro: 2, Pages: 273-291 |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Sri Lanka
B Religion B Sri Lanka Herrschaftsform Buddhisme Culte Anthropogeographie Religion B Buddhisme B Culte B Système de pouvoir B Géographie humaine |
| Résumé: | The role of Sinhalese Buddhist deities within the long Sinhalese tradition of using Buddhism to legitimize political authority is examined. At the local level, the Sri Lankan deity system is built on a belief common in agrarian states: as people are located territorially, so are the gods who look after them. Field survey carried out by the author reveals that not only do people in Sri Lanka have this idea of gods but that deities do have discrete identifiable areas on the ground. Significant difference between the religious and political hierarchies |
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| Description matérielle: | 2 Kt., 1 Tab., Lit. S. 290-291 |
| ISSN: | 0021-9118 |
| Contient: | In: The journal of Asian studies
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