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Work of Culture
Symbolic Transformation in Psychoanalysis and Anthropology
Häftad, 1990
323 kr
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"The Work of Culture is the product of two decades of field research by Sri Lanka's most distinguished anthropological interpreter, and its combination of textual analysis, ethnographic sensitivity, and methodological catholicity makes it something of a blockbuster."—Arjun Appadurai, Journal of …
Medusa's Hair
An Essay on Personal Symbols and Religious Experience
Häftad, 1984
281 kr
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The great pilgrimage center of southeastern Sri Lanka, Kataragama, has become in recent years the spiritual home of a new class of Hindu-Buddhist religious devotees. These ecstatic priests and priestesses invariably display long locks of matted hair, and they express their devotion to the gods …
Awakened Ones
Phenomenology of Visionary Experience
Inbunden, 2012
1375 kr
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While a rational consciousness grasps many truths, Gananath Obeyesekere believes an even richer knowledge is possible through a bold confrontation with the stuff of visions and dreams. Spanning both Buddhist and European forms of visionary experience, he fearlessly pursues the symbolic, nonrational …
Awakened Ones
Phenomenology of Visionary Experience
Häftad, 2023
349 kr
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While a rational consciousness grasps many truths, Gananath Obeyesekere believes an even richer knowledge is possible through a bold confrontation with the stuff of visions and dreams. Spanning both Buddhist and European forms of visionary experience, he fearlessly pursues the symbolic, nonrational …
Awakened Ones
Phenomenology of Visionary Experience
E-bok, 2012
530 kr
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While a rational consciousness grasps many truths, Gananath Obeyesekere believes an even richer knowledge is possible through a bold confrontation with the stuff of visions and dreams. Spanning both Buddhist and European forms of visionary experience, he fearlessly pursues the symbolic, nonrational …
Buddha in Sri Lanka
Histories and Stories
Häftad, 2019
689 kr
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This book examines culture, religion and polity in the context of Buddhism. Gananath Obeyesekere, one of the foremost analytical voices from South Asia develops Freud’s notion of ‘dream work’, the ‘work of culture’ and ideas of no-self (anatta) to understand Buddhism in contemporary Sri Lanka. This …
Placating the Demons
Ritual Practices among Sri Lankans
Inbunden, 2021
2504 kr
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This book critically examines dominant ceremonial practices in Sri Lanka. It presents key ideas and symbolic systems that exist to this day, in similar shapes or in different guises. It looks at issues such as misfortunes caused by demons (yaksa dosa), an important ceremonial practice known as the …
Placating the Demons
Ritual Practices among Sri Lankans
Häftad, 2021
704 kr
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This book critically examines dominant ceremonial practices in Sri Lanka. It presents key ideas and symbolic systems that exist to this day, in similar shapes or in different guises. It looks at issues such as misfortunes caused by demons (yaksa dosa), an important ceremonial practice known as the …
Imagining Karma
Ethical Transformation in Amerindian, Buddhist, and Greek Rebirth
Häftad, 2002
428 kr
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With "Imagining Karma", Gananath Obeyesekere embarks on the very first comparison of rebirth concepts across a wide range of cultures. Exploring in rich detail the beliefs of small-scale societies of West Africa, Melanesia, traditional Siberia, Canada, and the northwest coast of North America, …
Imagining Karma
Ethical Transformation in Amerindian, Buddhist, and Greek Rebirth
E-bok, 2002
492 kr
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With Imagining Karma, Gananath Obeyesekere embarks on the very first comparison of rebirth concepts across a wide range of cultures. Exploring in rich detail the beliefs of small-scale societies of West Africa, Melanesia, traditional Siberia, Canada, and the northwest coast of North America, …
Cannibal Talk
The Man-Eating Myth and Human Sacrifice in the South Seas
E-bok, 2005
468 kr
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In this radical reexamination of the notion of cannibalism, Gananath Obeyesekere offers a fascinating and convincing argument that cannibalism is mostly "cannibal talk," a discourse on the Other engaged in by both indigenous peoples and colonial intruders that results in sometimes funny and …
Land Tenure in Village Ceylon
A Sociological and Historical Study
Häftad, 2008
586 kr
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This anthropological work of unusual historical depth describes the pattern of land tenure and resulting social structure in the Ceylonese village of Madagama. Dr Obeyesekere analyses the contemporary system in detail, and traces the evolution of every land holding and the correlated kinship …
Buddhism Transformed
Religious Change in Sri Lanka
Av Richard Gombrich, Gananath Obeyesekere
Häftad, 1990
503 kr
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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 …
Apotheosis of Captain Cook
European Mythmaking in the Pacific
Häftad, 1997
507 kr
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Here Gananath Obeyesekere debunks one of the most enduring myths of imperialism, civilization, and conquest: the notion that the Western civilizer is a god to savages. Using shipboard journals and logs kept by Captain James Cook and his officers, Obeyesekere reveals the captain as both the …
Buddhism Transformed
Religious Change in Sri Lanka
Av Gananath Obeyesekere, Richard Gombrich
E-bok, 2021
685 kr
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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 …
Placating the Demons
Ritual Practices among Sri Lankans
E-bok, 2021
831 kr
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This book critically examines dominant ceremonial practices in Sri Lanka. It presents key ideas and symbolic systems that exist to this day, in similar shapes or in different guises. It looks at issues such as misfortunes caused by demons ( yaksa dosa ), an important ceremonial practice known as …
Placating the Demons
Ritual Practices among Sri Lankans
E-bok, 2021
813 kr
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This book critically examines dominant ceremonial practices in Sri Lanka. It presents key ideas and symbolic systems that exist to this day, in similar shapes or in different guises. It looks at issues such as misfortunes caused by demons ( yaksa dosa ), an important ceremonial practice known as …
Buddha in Sri Lanka
Histories and Stories
Inbunden, 2017
2504 kr
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This book examines culture, religion and polity in the context of Buddhism. Gananath Obeyesekere, one of the foremost analytical voices from South Asia develops Freud’s notion of ‘dream work’, the ‘work of culture’ and ideas of no-self (anatta) to understand Buddhism in contemporary Sri Lanka. This …
Buddha in Sri Lanka
Histories and Stories
E-bok, 2017
814 kr
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This book examines culture, religion and polity in the context of Buddhism. Gananath Obeyesekere, one of the foremost analytical voices from South Asia develops Freud’s notion of ‘dream work’, the ‘work of culture’ and ideas of no-self (anatta) to understand Buddhism in contemporary Sri Lanka. This …
Buddha in Sri Lanka
Histories and Stories
E-bok, 2017
796 kr
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This book examines culture, religion and polity in the context of Buddhism. Gananath Obeyesekere, one of the foremost analytical voices from South Asia develops Freud’s notion of ‘dream work’, the ‘work of culture’ and ideas of no-self (anatta) to understand Buddhism in contemporary Sri Lanka. This …
Apotheosis of Captain Cook
European Mythmaking in the Pacific
E-bok, 2021
661 kr
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Here Gananath Obeyesekere debunks one of the most enduring myths of imperialism, civilization, and conquest: the notion that the Western civilizer is a god to savages. Using shipboard journals and logs kept by Captain James Cook and his officers, Obeyesekere reveals the captain as both the …
Work of Culture
Symbolic Transformation in Psychoanalysis and Anthropology
Inbunden, 1990
951 kr
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"The Work of Culture is the product of two decades of field research by Sri Lanka's most distinguished anthropological interpreter, and its combination of textual analysis, ethnographic sensitivity, and methodological catholicity makes it something of a blockbuster."—Arjun Appadurai, Journal of …
