Kinship and Property Rights in a Buddhist Monastery in Central Ceylon (Southeast Asia Studies Reprint Series, #30)

Language: English

Published by Yale University Southeast Asia Studies, New Haven, CT, 1968

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Stapled, blue printed wraps; 1st thus, a reprint of the original article from American Anthropologist, December, 1967, 1965; pp.703-710; clean and unmarked.the author essay explores the concept of "monastic landlordism" in central Ceylon (Sri Lanka). It examines how celibate Buddhist monks formed blood-related succession lineages to control, inherit, and transmit valuable temple property (viharagam) to their relatives, thereby functioning as a wealthy and politically influential landlord class.

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Title
Kinship and Property Rights in a Buddhist Monastery in Central Ceylon (Southeast Asia Studies Reprint Series, #30)
Author
Evers, Hans-Dieter
Publisher
Yale University Southeast Asia Studies, New Haven, CT
Publication year
1968
Condition
Very Good
Binding
Paperback
Language
English
Edition
1st Edition
Dimensions
12 vo

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