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Buddhism Transformed : Religious Change in Sri Lanka by Richard Francis Gombrich; Gananath Obeyesekere is a religious work available to read on EtoBox.
What is Buddhism Transformed : Religious Change in Sri Lanka about?
In this study a social and cultural anthropologist and a specialist in the study of religion pool their talents to examine recent changes in popular religion in Sri Lanka. As the Sinhalas themselves perceive it, Buddhism proper has always shared the religious arena with a spirit religion. While Buddhism concerns salvation, the spirit religion focuses on worldly welfare. Buddhism Transformed describes and analyzes the changes that have profoundly altered the character of Sinhala religion in both
Who reads Buddhism Transformed : Religious Change in Sri Lanka?
It is typically read by readers engaging with religious study and devotional practice.
Common subject areas: religion, theology.
- Author
- Richard Francis Gombrich; Gananath Obeyesekere
- Publisher
- Princeton U.P.; Princeton University Press
- Published
- 2021
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780691019017
- Category
- religious
- Subjects
- History, Religion, Anthropology
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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