Renhed og urenhed i singhalesisk folkereligion

The article introduces notions of ritual impurity in Sinhalese culture and examines why conditions of impurity specially influence certain lower local gods and demons. The Sinhalese pantheon is based on a principle of hierarchy, with an opposition of high and low that corresponds to notions of purit...

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Main Author: Andersen, Grethe Schmidt (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:Danish
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Published: Univ. [1997]
In: Religionsvidenskabeligt tidsskrift
Year: 1997, Volume: 30, Pages: 5-21
Further subjects:B Renhed
B Urenhed
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