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Magical-animism and Buddhism: a structural analysis of the Sinhalese religious system
Journal of Asian studies • 23 • Published In 1964 • Pages: 21-52
By: Ames, Michael McLean.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
In this article, Ames subjects the total religious system of the Sinhalese of Sri Lanka to a systematic structural analysis. According to the author's outline, he discusses the central religious ideals of Theravada Buddhism, how these ideals are put into practice, and the problems involved in implementing these practices.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- General character of religion
- Theological systems
- Prophets and ascetics
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Sinhalese
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 1997
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Asia
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- South Asia
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Dubravka Schmalzbauer ; Sarah Bridges ; 1969-1973
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- January 1959-December 1960
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- not specified
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- 'Gokanna' town and 'Rohanagama' village, southern Sri Lanka
- NotesAdditional notes
- Michael M. Ames
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 49-52)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 43014717
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Sinhalese (Sri Lankan people)