Traditional History

History

Acculturation and Culture Contact

Ethnic Stratification

Brawls, Riots, and Banditry

Form and Rules of Government

Political Parties

Political Movements

Revolution

Identification

Bibliographies in Sources

Domesticated Animals

Tillage

Production and Supply

Labor Supply and Employment

Mortality

Gender Status

Child Care

Childhood Activities

Techniques of Socialization

Household

Location

Climate

Topography and Geology

Internal Migration

Ingroup Antagonisms

Religious Intolerance and Martyrs

Cultural Participation

Castes

Regulation of Marriage

Mode of Marriage

Arranging a Marriage

Nuptials

Termination of Marriage

Residence

Polygamy

General Sex Restrictions

Extramarital Sex Relations

Territorial Hierarchy

Political Machines

Medical Therapy

General Character of Religion

Religious Denominations

Talent Mobility

Community Structure

Material Not Relevant

Kin Relationships

Rules of Descent

Burial Practices and Funerals

Eschatology

Reviews and Critiques

Water Supply

Dwellings

Settlement Patterns

Urban and Rural Life

Missions

Population

Composition of Population

Glossary

Division of Labor by Gender

Downward Mobility

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Verbal Arts

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Visual Arts

Motion Picture Industry

Income and Demand

Inheritance

Real Property

Renting and Leasing

Ownership and Control of Capital

Organized Ceremonial

Organization and Analysis of Results

Linguistic Identification

Kinship Terminology

Borrowing and Lending

Exchange Transactions

Internal Trade

Retail Marketing

Animal Transport

Vehicles

Social Control

Sacred Objects and Places

Prophets and Ascetics

Priesthood

CULTURE SUMMARY: SINHALESE

ETHNONYMS

ORIENTATION

HISTORY AND CULTURAL RELATIONS

SETTLEMENTS

ECONOMY

KINSHIP

MARRIAGE AND FAMILY

SOCIOPOLITICAL ORGANIZATION

RELIGION AND EXPRESSIVE CULTURE

SYNOPSIS

INDEXING NOTES

RELIGIOUS BELIEFS

RELIGIOUS PRACTITIONERS

CEREMONIES

ARTS

MEDICINE

DEATH AND AFTERLIFE

IDENTIFICATION AND LOCATION

DEMOGRAPHY

LINGUISTIC AFFILIATION

SUBSISTENCE

COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES

INDUSTRIAL ARTS

TRADE

DIVISION OF LABOR

LAND TENURE

KIN GROUPS AND DESCENT

KINSHIP TERMINOLOGY

MARRIAGE

DOMESTIC UNIT

INHERITANCE

SOCIALIZATION

SOCIAL ORGANIZATION

POLITICAL ORGANIZATION

SOCIAL CONTROL

CONFLICT

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The Sinhalese are the dominant ethnic group in Sri Lanka. They live primarily in the wetter zones of Sri Lanka in the central, south, and west provinces. Most of Sri Lanka is rural and subsistence agriculture supplemented by some wage-labor is characteristic of much of the Sinhalese population. The Sinhalese are primarily Theravada Buddhists and speak Sinhala, an Indo-European language of the Indo-Aryan group of languages.

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