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The hybrid island

Paperback • 2002 • English

The hybrid island: culture crossings and the invention of identity in Sri Lanka

By Neluka Silva

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About the book

This collection of essays constitutes a tribute to the hybrid and multicultural nature of Sri Lanka's society and cultures, composed of Sinhala, Tamil, Muslims, and Burghers and including the major faiths - Buddhism, Hindu, Islam, and Christianity. The essays in this book cover a range of topics from the personal effects of hybridity to its political ramifications. They examine the Veddas and the Sinhalese, common kinship patterns of the Sinhalese and Tamils, the demonization of the Burghers of ...Show more

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ISBN

9789559102427

Publisher

Social Scientists' Association

Published year

2002

Language

English

Original title

The hybrid island

Format

Paperback

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