Book
Vedda villages of Anuradhapura: the historical anthropology of a community in Sri Lanka
University of Washington Press • Seattle • Published In 1978 • Pages:
By: Brow, James.
Abstract
This is an ethnographic account of kinship and the caste system among the Vedda of Anuradhapura district in the Northern Central Province of Sri Lanka. The book argues that Vedda society and culture is shaped by a number of ecological, demographic, political and economic conditions including environmental factors (notably rainfall), government land policy, rural administration and patterns of marriage, migration and residence. It further argues that understanding Vedda history requires identifying the effects of these factors on villagers and caste groups as reflected in the developmental cycles of households, organization of work groups and inner workings of village society.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2009
- Region
- Asia
- Sub Region
- South Asia
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Teferi Abate Adem; 2006
- Field Date
- 1968-1970
- Coverage Date
- 1900-1976
- Coverage Place
- Sri Lanka
- Notes
- James Brow
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-256) and index
- LCCN
- 77016663
- LCSH
- Vedda (Sri Lankan people)