Sinhala Buddhist Appropriations of Indic Cultural Forms: Literary Imitations and Conquests
the development of Sinhala literature and Buddhist culture in Sri Lanka between the tenth and sixteenth centuries ce reveals a complex negotiation of appropriating elements of Indic culture and distinguishing their Sinhala variants. Vernacular traditions of writing and worshipping emphasized the isl...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Equinox
2016
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Religions of South Asia
Year: 2016, Volume: 10, Issue: 1, Pages: 31-53 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Sri Lanka
/ Sinhalese language
/ Buddhist literature
/ Cultural exchange
/ India
/ Demarcation
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RelBib Classification: | BL Buddhism KBM Asia |
Further subjects: | B
Buddhism
B Sri Lanka B Sanskrit language B Sinhala B Poetry B Kingship |
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