The puberty ritual in Sri Lanka: a comparative exploration of perceptions and attitudes between Buddhists and Christians
Theoretical perspective -- Methodology -- Understanding the context of the Sinhalese puberty ritual -- The Sinhalese Buddhist perception of the puberty ritual -- Comparison of the attitudes between Sinhalese Buddhists and Sinhalese Christians -- Approaching the Sinhalese puberty ritual in light of t...
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| Medienart: | Druck Buch |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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New York, NY [u.a.]
Lang
2011
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| In: |
American university studies / 7 (317)
Jahr: 2011 |
| Schriftenreihe/Zeitschrift: | American university studies / 7
317 |
| normierte Schlagwort(-folgen): | B
Sri Lanka
/ Geschlechtsreife
/ Übergangsritus
/ Buddhismus
/ Christentum
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| weitere Schlagwörter: | B
Sri Lanka
Religious life and customs
B Sinhalese (Sri Lankan people) Religion B Sri Lanka Social life and customs B Buddhism and culture (Sri Lanka) B Christianity and culture (Sri Lanka) B Sinhalese (Sri Lankan people) Rites and ceremonies B Sinhalese (Sri Lankan people) Social life and customs B Puberty rites (Sri Lanka) |
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| Zusammenfassung: | Theoretical perspective -- Methodology -- Understanding the context of the Sinhalese puberty ritual -- The Sinhalese Buddhist perception of the puberty ritual -- Comparison of the attitudes between Sinhalese Buddhists and Sinhalese Christians -- Approaching the Sinhalese puberty ritual in light of the Bible -- Contextualization and its implications for the Christian practice of puberty -- The Sinhalese Christian appraisal of the puberty ritual -- Concluding implications : missiological insights regarding the Sinhalese puberty ritual |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physische Details: | XIV, 241 S., graph. Darst., 23 cm |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4331-1462-5 |
