Sinhala Buddhist Appropriations of Indic Cultural Forms: Literary Imitations and Conquests

the development of Sinhala literature and Buddhist culture in Sri Lanka between the tenth and sixteenth centuries ce reveals a complex negotiation of appropriating elements of Indic culture and distinguishing their Sinhala variants. Vernacular traditions of writing and worshipping emphasized the isl...

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Autor principal: Berkwitz, Stephen C. 1969- (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
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Publicado: Equinox 2016
En: Religions of South Asia
Año: 2016, Volumen: 10, Número: 1, Páginas: 31-53
(Cadenas de) Palabra clave estándar:B Sri Lanka / Cingalés / Literatura budista / Intercambio cultural / India / Delimitación
Clasificaciones IxTheo:BL Budismo
KBM Asia
Otras palabras clave:B Buddhism
B Sri Lanka
B Sinhala
B Sánscrito
B Poetry
B Kingship
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Sumario:the development of Sinhala literature and Buddhist culture in Sri Lanka between the tenth and sixteenth centuries ce reveals a complex negotiation of appropriating elements of Indic culture and distinguishing their Sinhala variants. Vernacular traditions of writing and worshipping emphasized the island’s differences from the mainland, despite (or perhaps because of) the invasions and cultural imports from South India. Examining the use of a literary vernacular, praise poetry, and messenger poetry in Sinhala, this article explores medieval Sri Lankan efforts to appropriate and ultimately rival the literary and religious cultures from the neighboring subcontinent.
ISSN:1751-2697
Obras secundarias:Enthalten in: Religions of South Asia
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1558/rosa.27959