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Power & Religiosity, Post Colonial: Sinhala Catholics in Contemporary Sri Lanka: 87 (Cambridge Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology, Series Number 87) - Softcover

Stirrat, R. L.

 
9780521026505: Power & Religiosity, Post Colonial: Sinhala Catholics in Contemporary Sri Lanka: 87 (Cambridge Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology, Series Number 87)

Synopsis

Dr Stirrat, who has worked in Sri Lanka over a long period, is interested both in how people behave at the shrines and in the historical and social contexts in which the shrines have appeared.

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Review

'This monograph should serve as a reference point for future studies of Christianity in non-Western settings.' Anthropos

Book Description

This study of religious change and cultural fragmentation in contemporary Sri Lanka focuses on a series of new Catholic shrines that attract hundreds of pilgrims. Their fame is based, among other things, on their efficacy as centres for demonic exorcism, alleviating suffering, and helping people to find jobs.

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